United States v. Colombe, No. 19-1040 (8th Cir. 2020)
Annotate this CaseThe Eighth Circuit held that the evidence was sufficient to support defendant's conviction for conspiracy to retaliate against a witness. The court held that a reasonable jury could believe that defendant and her co-defendants formed a conspiracy where a reasonable jury could understand a certain conversation between defendant and her sister as evidence of a knowing agreement between them to retaliate against the new interim executive director that replaced defendant at the not-for-profit for providing evidence to federal investigators. Furthermore, a reasonable jury could conclude that overt acts were taken in furtherance of the conspiracy.
Court Description: [Kelly, Author, with Loken and Benton, Circuit Judges] Criminal case - Criminal law. The evidence was sufficient to support defendant's conviction for conspiracy to retaliate against a witness in violation of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1513(e) and (f).
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