GRANDINETTI

v.

UNITED STATES

Citator

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• Simmons v. South Carolina, 512 U.S. 154 (U.S. 1994)
  …to ignore “the reality, known to the ‘reasonable juror/ that, historically, life-term defendants have been eligible for parole.” State v. Smith, 298 S. C. 482, 489-490, 381 S. E. 2d 724, 728 (1989) (opinion concurring and dissenting), cert. denied, 494 U. S. 1060 (1990).9 An instruction directing juries that life imprisonment should be understood in its “plain and ordinary” meaning does nothing to dispel the misunderstanding reasonable jurors may have about the way in which any particular State defines “lif…
• United States v. Trujillo, 959 F.2d 1377 (7th Cir. 1992)
  …ony of a coconspirator testifying pursuant to a plea agreement. 947 F. 2d at 232. We believe that a verdict also may be based upon a confidential informant’s testimony. United States v. Grandinetti, 891 F. 2d 1302, 1307 (7th Cir.1989), cert. denied, 494 U.S. 1060, 110 S.Ct. 1534, 108 L.Ed.2d 773 (1990). Trujillo is not the first defendant to question Angel Rios’ credibility as a government informant. Augustin Cervante was also indicted, tried, and convicted as a result of Rios’ cooperation with the FBI. See…
• United States v. Blackman, 950 F.2d 420 (7th Cir. 1991)
  …orales, 931 F. 2d 1216, 1217 (7th Cir.1991) (mere inconsistencies in testimony are insufficient for reversal since credibility determinations will be left to the jury); United States v. Grandinetti, 891 F. 2d 1302, 1307 (7th Cir.1989), cert. denied, 494 U.S. 1060, 110 S.Ct. 1534, 108 L.Ed.2d 773 (1990) (citations omitted) (reversal is not required because the government’s case includes testimony by an array of liars and scoundrels). Blackman has failed to demonstrate that he was entrapped as a matter of law…