Legal Opinion

United States v. Whitten

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided June 30, 2010No. Docket 07-1320-crPublishedCited by 83 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Judge LIVINGSTON dissents in part in a separate opinion.

DENNIS JACOBS, Chief Judge:

Ronell Wilson murdered two undercover police detectives who were posing as gun buyers. Wilson appeals from a judgment of conviction and a sentence of death en tered on March 29, 2007, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Garaufis, J.). Wilson appeals on twelve grounds (some with sub-parts), among them that: the evidence was insufficient to support a finding under the Violent Crimes in Aid of Racketeering (“VICAR”) statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1959, that Wilson acted to maintain or…

Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.

2Cases cited96 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  5. Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986

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3Cited by83 opinions

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  3. United States v. James and MallayCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2013
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  5. United States v. Daryl LawrenceCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2013

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