Legal Opinion
United States v. Christ Theodosopoulos and Khadir Ghanayem, United States of America v. Khadir Ghanayem
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 18, 1995No. 93-3831, 94-1384 and 94-2417PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
A jury convicted defendants Khadir Gha-' nayem and Christ Theodosopoulos of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 846, and 18 U.S.C. § 2. After trial, the district court granted both defendants’ motions for judgment of acquittal pursuant to' Fed.R.Crim.P. 29, concluding that the government had entrapped Ghanayem and had failed to prove that Theodosopoulos was a knowing participant in the conspiracy. The district court also .denied Ghanayem’s motion for a new trial pursuant to Fed.R.Crim.P. 38. The government…
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