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Criminal Law : Drug Distribution – Sufficiency Of Evidence – Conspiracy
Stephanie Maniscalco//June 28, 2016//
Criminal Law : Drug Distribution – Sufficiency Of Evidence – Conspiracy
Stephanie Maniscalco//June 28, 2016//
Listen to this articleWhere evidence showed that a defendant bought drugs and shared the drugs with others over a long period of time, a jury could reasonably conclude that he knowingly and voluntarily joined a conspiracy to distribute drugs and that he shared a common purpose with his suppliers, so the evidence was sufficient to support a conviction for conspiracy to distribute, and the defendant’s express agreement to a jury instruction waived any objection to the instruction.
Judgment is affirmed.
U.S. v. Davis (MLW No. 69338/Case No. 14-3722 – 7 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Colloton, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri, Fenner, J. (John R. Osgood, Lee’s Summit, argued for appellant) (Patrick Edwards, Kansas City, Missouri, argued for appellee; Charles E. Ambrose Jr. appeared on the brief).
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