Virginia Lawyers Weekly VA Lawyers Weekly
Having trouble keeping up with the 4th Circuit’s binding precedent? The Op Shop is here to help, with the court’s published opinions paraphrased to the size of a haiku poem. This edition covers recent rulings related to the Federal Rules of Evidence and sufficiency determinations.
Sowing confusion
To sway testimony is
Witness tampering.
– United States v. Edlind (Apr. 10, 2018)
Testimony from
A bank fraudster’s accomplice
Sealed his conviction.
– United States v. Savage (Mar. 12, 2018)
A song lyric, as
A party’s Facebook post, was
His own admission.
– United States v. Recio (Mar. 7, 2018)
Investors will view
Your company’s fraud as a
Material fact.
– Singer v. Reali (Feb. 22, 2018)
To claim cash bags seized
Through civil forfeiture, one
Can’t just say, “They’re mine.”
– United States v. Phillips and $200,000 (Feb. 21, 2018)
A smart guy with just
His personal reasoning
Doesn’t pass Daubert.
– Hickerson v. Yamaha Motor Corp. USA (Feb. 20, 2018)
Perceived disrespect
Provoked an officer’s past
Relevant assaults.
– United States v. Cowden (Feb. 16, 2018)
To prove copyright
Infringement contribution,
Show willful blindness.
– BMG Rights Mgm’t v. Cox Commc’ns (Feb. 1, 2018)
By definition,
Falsehoods that induce sex work
Are “material.”
– United States v. Maynes (Jan. 18, 2018)
