buyer-seller-instruction

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
21-6332 Daeron Johnson Merrett, aka Reez v. United States Eighth Circuit 2021-11-18 Denied Response WaivedIFP appeals-court-split buyer-seller-instruction circuit-split conspiracy-distribution controlled-substance drug-conspiracy federal-drug-offenses mandatory-minimum mandatory-minimum-sentence sentencing-enhancement serious-drug-felony A SPLIT EXISTS IN THE COURTS OF APPEALS REGARDING THE GRANTING BUYER-SELLER INSTRUCTION IN THE TRIAL OF FEDERAL CONSPIRACY AND DISTRIBUTION CASES. PE…
21-6265 Jonathan Barrett v. United States Sixth Circuit 2021-11-15 Denied Response WaivedIFP buyer-seller buyer-seller-instruction circuit-conflict conspiracy constitutional-rights criminal-defense criminal-law drug drug-conspiracy due-process jury-instructions Is a defendant's constitutional right to present an effective legally acceptable defense violated when the district court wrongfully declines to give …