ALLEY

v.

GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORP.

Citator

Cited By

• United States v. Norbert Schlei, 122 F.3d 944 (11th Cir. 1997)
  …court has broad discretion in formulating a jury charge as long as the charge as a whole is a correct statement of the law.” United States v. Perez-Tosta, 36 F. 3d 1552, 1564 (11th Cir.1994), cert. denied sub nom. Perez-Aguilera v. United States, 515 U.S. 1145, 115 S.Ct. 2584, 132 L.Ed.2d 833 (1995). “We will not reverse a conviction unless we find that issues of law were presented inaccurately or the charge improperly guided the jury in such a substantial way as to violate due process.” Id. A. Theory o…
• United States v. Pielago, 135 F.3d 703 (11th Cir. 1998)
  …2, 133 L.Ed.2d 185 (1995). Where the government’s case is circumstantial, however, “reasonable inferences, and not mere speculation, must support the jury’s verdict.” United States v. Perez-Tosta, 36 F. 3d 1552, 1557 (11th Cir.1994), cert. denied, 515 U.S. 1145, 115 S.Ct. 2584, 132 L.Ed.2d 833 (1995). For example, mere speculation as to the interpretations of words used by the defendant is insufficient evidence to link the defendant to a conspiracy. See United States v. Young, 39 F. 3d 1561, 1565-66 (11t…
• United States v. Stone, 139 F.3d 822 (11th Cir. 1998)
  …ive assistance of counsel cannot be considered on direct appeal if those claims were not first raised before the district court and if there has been no opportunity to develop a record of evidence relevant to the merits of the claim”), cert. denied, 515 U.S. 1145, 115 S.Ct. 2584, 132 L.Ed.2d 833 (1995). Stone’s co-defendants, Michael Lee Strickland and Kelly Lee Strickland, were each indicted for conspiracy to possess a controlled substance with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a) & 84…