Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Wallace v. United States
102 L. Ed. 2d 143
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1988-10-03
- Topic
- general
holding that a “verdict must be upheld if the evidence adequately supports a finding that a single conspiracy existed.” | ABA Standards for the Administration of Criminal Justice § 3-3.2(b) requires prosecutor to "`advise the witness concerning possible self-incrimination and the possible need for counsel.' " | activities of conspirator unrelated to the aims of the conspiracy not attributable to co-conspirators | “statements made by the defendant” does not include co-conspirator statements, even if those statements can be attributed to the defendant for the purposes of the hearsay rule | activities of conspirator unrelated to the aims of the conspiracy not attributable to co-conspirators | “money launderers play an essential part in a [§ 846] conspiracy” | The trial judge did not abuse his discretion in determining summary charts would be helpful to the jury and not cumulative; the judge reminded the jury of “their responsibility to determine whether the charts accurately reflected the evidence presented.”
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C. A. 3d Cir. Certiorari denied.