United States v. Bobadilla-Pagan, No. 12-1447 (1st Cir. 2014)
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense. Defendant appealed, arguing that the evidence was insufficient to convict him of either crime. The First Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed Defendant’s conviction as to both counts, holding that, although another jury may have concluded otherwise, (1) the evidence plausibly supported the jury’s conclusion that Defendant possessed the marijuana with the requisite intent to distribute; and (2) a reasonable jury could have found that Defendant possessed the firearm “in furtherance of” a drug trafficking offense.
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