United States v. Blair

Docket Number10-4478
Decision Date21 September 2011

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41 cases
  • United States v. Elshinawy
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — District of Maryland
    • December 16, 2016
    ...plan." The question of whether offenses are improperly joined under Rule 8(a) is a question of law for the court. United States v. Blair, 661 F.3d 755, 768 (4th Cir. 2011). Joinder of related charges is broadly permitted to avoid "needless duplication" of judicial proceedings. United States......
  • Blair v. United States 2255
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — District of Maryland
    • November 4, 2016
    ...convictions on all counts but Count Eleven (Obstruction of Justice), which was reversed for insufficient evidence. United States v. Blair, 661 F.3d 755, 766-70 (4th Cir. 2011). The case was remanded to this Court for resentencing. Id. at 775. The Supreme Court thereafter denied Blair's peti......
  • United States v. Chujoy
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — Western District of Virginia
    • September 13, 2016
    ...or undermine the due administration of justice. United States v. Richardson , 676 F.3d 491, 506 (5th Cir.2012) ; United States v. Blair , 661 F.3d 755, 766 (4th Cir.2011) ; United States v. Grubb , 11 F.3d 426, 437 (4th Cir.1993). The government need not show that justice was actually obstr......
  • United States ex rel.Drakeford v. Tuomey Healthcare Sys., Inc.
    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Fourth Circuit
    • March 30, 2012
    ...well as “whether ... the contracts implicate the ‘volume or value’ standard under the Stark Law.” Ante at 406; see United States v. Blair, 661 F.3d 755, 773 (4th Cir.2011) (“[R]endering advisory opinions on cases not before us is not the office of this court.”). Under the district court's o......
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9 books & journal articles
  • Money Laundering
    • United States
    • American Criminal Law Review No. 59-3, July 2022
    • July 1, 2022
    ...Senate Report, that “Congress intended the term ‘transaction’ to be interpreted broadly . . . .”). 80. See United States v. Blair, 661 F.3d 755, 764 (4th Cir. 2011) (“Almost any exchange of money between two parties qualif‌ies as a f‌inancial transaction subject to criminal prosecution unde......
  • OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE
    • United States
    • American Criminal Law Review No. 58-3, July 2021
    • July 1, 2021
    ...have adopted the three elements. See, e.g., United States v. Edlind, 887 F.3d 166, 176 (4th Cir. 2018) (citing United States v. Blair, 661 F.3d 755, 766 (4th Cir. 2011)); United States v. Sussman, 709 F.3d 155, 168 (3d Cir. 2013); Richardson, 676 F.3d at 502; United States v. Erickson, 561 ......
  • Obstruction of justice
    • United States
    • American Criminal Law Review No. 60-3, July 2023
    • July 1, 2023
    ...v. Schwarz, 283 F.3d 76, 105–06 (2d Cir. 2002); United States v. Sussman, 709 F.3d 155, 177–79 (3d Cir. 2013); United States v. Blair, 661 F.3d 755, 766 (4th Cir. 2011); United States v. McBride, 362 F.3d 360, 372 (6th Cir. 2004); United States v. Machi, 811 F.2d 991, 996 (7th Cir. 1987); U......
  • Obstruction of Justice
    • United States
    • American Criminal Law Review No. 59-3, July 2022
    • July 1, 2022
    ...have adopted the three elements. See, e.g. , United States v. Edlind, 887 F.3d 166, 176 (4th Cir. 2018) (citing United States v. Blair, 661 F.3d 755, 766 (4th Cir. 2011)); United States v. Sussman, 709 F.3d 155, 168 (3d Cir. 2013); Richardson , 676 F.3d at 502; United States v. Erickson, 56......
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