United States v. Hamilton, No. 15-2368 (8th Cir. 2016)
Annotate this CaseDefendant appealed her conviction for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of actual methamphetamine. The court concluded that the evidence was sufficient to convict defendant where she knowingly joined a far-flung conspiracy when she allowed a distributor to store multiple pounds of methamphetamine and the proceeds of drug sales at defendant's Nebraska residence. Accordingly, the court affirmed the judgment.
Court Description: Loken, Author, with Wollman and Benton, Circuit Judges] Criminal case - Criminal law. Government's evidence was sufficient to show defendant participated in a conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, and the proof established her participation in the the single conspiracy charged in the indictment.
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