narcotics-law

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
19-8692 Robert Lee Shields v. United States Sixth Circuit 2020-06-12 Denied Response WaivedIFP buyer-seller buyer-seller-relationship conspiracy criminal-procedure drug-distribution jury-instructions narcotics-law pinkerton-liability substantive-drug-charges I. When the evidence in a drug distribution case demonstrates only two sales, what additional factors support an inference of a drug distribution cons…
19-7255 Fernando Duran v. United States Tenth Circuit 2020-01-13 Denied Response WaivedIFP acknowledgment criminal-procedure drug-possession due-process evidence evidence-standard jury narcotics-law reasonable-doubt This case raises a fundamental question about the government's burden to prove a defendant's guilt beyond all reasonable doubt. The jury here convicte…