Legal Opinion
United States v. Malatesta
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 12, 1979No. 77-5032PublishedCited by 133 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, Circuit Judge.
The panel opinion in this case is reported, United States v. Malatesta, 5 Cir. 1978, 583 F.2d 748,
During the course of that opinion it was written:
However, once the existence of a conspiracy and the defendant’s participation in it are both established, slight evidence of the defendant’s knowledge of the scheme may be sufficient to sustain the jury’s finding that he or she was a member. E. g., United States v. Evans, 5 Cir. 1978, 572 F.2d 455, 469; United States v. Trevino, 5 Cir. 1977, 556 F.2d 1265, 1268; United States v. Barnard, 5 Cir. 1977, 553 F.2d 389, 393; United…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Hamling v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by133 opinions
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