Arthur Stanley v. United States
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Where the Government introduced a cache of weapons found four years before the alleged crime, simply because gang graffiti was found nearby, should certiorari be granted to address the limits of relevant evidence under Rule 401 of the Federal Rules of Evidence?
QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Where the Government introduced a cache of weapons found four years before the alleged crime, simply because gang graffiti was found nearby, should certiorari be granted to address the limits of relevant evidence under Rule 401 of the Federal Rules of Evidence? 2. Where this Court has never addressed the VCAR statute, should certiorari be granted where the Government failed to prove four of the five elements of 18 U.S.C. § 1959(a)(1), namely, (1) that the organization was a RICO enterprise, (2) that the enterprise was engaged in racketeering activity as defined in RICO, (3) that the Petitioner had a position in the enterprise, and (4) that the Petitioner’s general purpose in committing murder was to maintain or increase his position in the enterprise? i