Juror Number 6 on Acquitted Conduct: "Can This Be True?"

Courtesy Austin Criminal Defense Lawyer  Mon, 05/04/2009 - 12:29am

So you spend eight months listening to evidence in a federal drug conspiracy trial, and another two months deliberating, carefully considering the evidence and the judge’s instructions.

You convict one of the defendants of distribution of five grams of cocaine base (crack) but acquit him of (from PACER ):

  • 21 USC Section 846; Conspiracy to Distribute Narcotics; Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute Five Kilograms or More of Cocaine and 50 Grams or More...

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