McDonald v. Headrick, 434 U.S. 956 (1977). · Go Syfert
McDonald v. Headrick, 434 U.S. 956 (1977). Cases Citing This Book View Copy Cite
“premature motions to sever not diligently pursued as the prejudicial evidence unfolds cannot serve as insurance against an adverse verdict.”
91 citation events (1 in the last 25 years) across 14 distinct courts.
Strongest positive: United States v. Ronald Lyles, Jesse Johnson, Carlos Holder and Benjamin Dunham, Defendants (ca2, 1979-03-26)
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Top citers, strongest first. 15 distinct citers. How cited ↗
discussed Cited as authority (quoted) United States v. Ronald Lyles, Jesse Johnson, Carlos Holder and Benjamin Dunham, Defendants
2d Cir. · 1979 · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence low
premature motions to sever not diligently pursued as the prejudicial evidence unfolds cannot serve as insurance against an adverse verdict.
cited Cited "see" United States v. Robert Steven Lujan
9th Cir. · 1991 · signal: see · confidence high
See United States v. Kaplan, 554 F.2d 958, 965 (9th Cir.) (per curiam), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 956 , 98 S.Ct. 483 , 54 L.Ed.2d 315 (1977).
discussed Cited "see" 23 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 893, 26 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 860 United States of America v. Carol G. Unruh, William L. Fowler, Robert Hopper, Stephen C. Forde, Defendants (2×)
9th Cir. · 1988 · signal: see · confidence high
See United States v. Kaplan, 554 F.2d 958, 967 (9th Cir.) (per curiam), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 956 , 98 S.Ct. 483 , 54 L.Ed.2d 315 (1977).
cited Cited "see" United States v. Joseph Charles Bonanno, Jr.
9th Cir. · 1988 · signal: see · confidence high
See United States v. Kaplan, 554 F.2d 958, 964 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 956 , 98 S.Ct. 483 , 54 L.Ed.2d 315 (1977).
discussed Cited "see" United States v. Unruh (2×)
9th Cir. · 1987 · signal: see · confidence high
See United States v. Kaplan, 554 F.2d 958, 967 (9th Cir.) (per curiam), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 956 , 98 S.Ct. 483 , 54 L.Ed.2d 315 (1977).
cited Cited "see" Knutson v. State
Alaska Ct. App. · 1987 · signal: see · confidence high
See United States v. Kaplan, 554 F.2d 958, 965-66 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, sub nom Dolwig v. U.S., 434 U.S. 956 , 98 S.Ct. 483 , 54 L.Ed.2d 315 (1977). 2 .
cited Cited "see" United States v. Rodney Hosford
11th Cir. · 1986 · signal: see · confidence high
See Lumpkin v. Ricketts, 551 F.2d 680 (5th Cir. 1977), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 957 , 98 S.Ct. 483 , 54 L.Ed.2d 316 (1977).
discussed Cited "see" United States v. Michael O'connor, United States of America v. Mario Leon Espinosa-Velez, United States of America v. Luis Eduardo Castaneda, United States of America v. Jose Libardo Castano-Medina
9th Cir. · 1984 · signal: accord · confidence high
Because no limiting instruction was given, however, the jury was free to use the statements to prove the matters asserted 6 We test this and subsequent violations of 801(d)(2)(E) under the harmless error standard applicable to constitutional errors, see Chapman v. California, 386 U.S. 18, 24 , 87 S.Ct. 824, 828 , 17 L.Ed.2d 705 (1969), thus obviating the need to apply a confrontation clause analysis 7 Although the declaration was evidence of prior bad acts, Fed.R.Evid. 404(b) would not have barred its use against Castaneda because in a narcotics trial evidence of prior narcotics transactions i…
discussed Cited "see" United States v. Jerome P. Lutz, United States of America v. Jack D. Stewart, United States of America v. Perry A. White, United States of America v. Larry Zitek
9th Cir. · 1980 · signal: see · confidence high
See United States v. Kaplan, 554 F.2d 958, 967 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 956 , 98 S.Ct. 483 , 54 L.Ed.2d 315 (1977). 27 The district court instructed the jury at the close of trial to give separate consideration to each defendant.
cited Cited "see" United States v. Lutz
9th Cir. · 1980 · signal: see · confidence high
See United States v. Kaplan, 554 F.2d 958, 967 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 956 , 98 S.Ct. 483 , 54 L.Ed.2d 315 (1977).
discussed Cited "see" United States v. Clarence Earl Jones
9th Cir. · 1979 · signal: see · confidence high
We must affirm the jury’s verdict if “the evidence, considered most favorably to the government, was such as to permit a rational conclusion by the jury that the accused was guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.” Nelson, 419 F.2d at 1242 ; see United States v. Kaplan, 554 F.2d 958, 963 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 956 , 98 S.Ct. 483 , 54 L.Ed.2d 315 (1977); Robinson, 546 F.2d at 314 .
discussed Cited "see, e.g." United States v. James Hubert Cain, Jr.
8th Cir. · 1997 · signal: see also · confidence low
See, e.g., Atkinson v. United States, 344 F.2d 97, 99-100 (8th Cir.1965), cert. denied, 382 U.S. 867 , 86 S.Ct. 141 , 15 L.Ed.2d 106 (1965), and Morris v. United States, 7 F.2d 785, 792-93 (8th Cir.1925), cert. denied, 270 U.S. 640 , 46 S.Ct. 205 , 70 L.Ed. 775 (1926); see also United States v. *1252 Kaplan, 554 F.2d 958, 963-64 (9th Cir.1977) (per curiam), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 956 , 98 S.Ct. 483 , 54 L.Ed.2d 315 (1977), and United States v. Hartenfeld, 113 F.2d 359, 361-62 (7th Cir.1940), cert. denied, 311 U.S. 647 , 61 S.Ct. 30 , 85 L.Ed. 413 (1940).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." United States v. Carl Raymond Burgess
9th Cir. · 1986 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also United States v. Kaplan, 554 F.2d 958, 966 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 956 , 98 S.Ct. 483 , 54 L.Ed.2d 315 (1977) [diligent pursuit of a severance motion is the guiding principle]; and Williamson v. United States, 310 F.2d 192, 197 (9th Cir.1962) [failure to renew request for severance at close of evidence suggests that prejudice now asserted to have resulted from the joinder may not have seemed so substantial to appellant in the context of trial].
discussed Cited "see, e.g." United States v. Charles Eugene Monks, United States of America v. Gary A. Holt
9th Cir. · 1985 · signal: see also · confidence low
His failure to do so at least suggests that the prejudice now asserted to have resulted from the joinder may not have seemed so substantial to appellant in the context of trial____ Williamson v. United States, 310 F.2d 192, 197 (9th Cir.1962) (footnotes omitted); see also United States v. Kaplan, 554 F.2d 958, 966 (9th Cir.) (per curiam) (“Premature motions to sever not diligently pursued as the prejudicial evidence unfolds cannot serve as insurance against an adverse verdict.”), cer t. denied, 434 U.S. 956 , 98 S.Ct. 483 , 54 L.Ed.2d 315 (1977).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." State v. Lawson (2×)
Ariz. · 1985 · signal: see also · confidence low
See, e.g., United States v. Rucker, 586 F.2d 899, 902 (2d Cir.1978) (“The fact that evidence may be admissible against one defendant but not against others does not require separate trials.”); see also United States v. Kaplan, 554 F.2d 958 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 956 , 98 S.Ct. 483 , 54 L.Ed.2d 315 (1977).
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McDonald
v.
Headrick, Sheriff
No. 77-514.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Nov 14, 1977.
434 U.S. 956

C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.