United States v. Davis, No. 14-3722 (8th Cir. 2016)
Annotate this CaseDefendant was found guilty of conspiracy to distribute heroin and cocaine. The court concluded that there was sufficient evidence to sustain the verdict. Because defendant redistributed drugs over a long period of time with knowledge of his suppliers, and enjoyed social benefits from those distributions, it was reasonable for a jury to conclude that he knowingly and voluntarily joined a conspiracy to distribute, and that he shared a common purpose with his coconspirators. Finally, the court concluded that, by expressly agreeing to the district court’s proposed treatment of the buyer-seller defense, defendant waived any objection to the district court’s refusal to use his alternative jury instruction proposal. Accordingly, the court affirmed the judgment.
Court Description: Colloton, Author, with Gruender and Shepherd, Circuit Judges] Criminal case - Criminal law. Evidence was sufficient to support defendant's conviction for conspiring to distribute heroin and cocaine; defendant expressly agreed to the buyer-seller defense instruction the court gave, and any objection to the instruction is waived.
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