Legal Opinion
United States v. Elizabeth Lopez
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 24, 2018No. 16-4116PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Chief Judge.
A jury convicted Elizabeth Lopez of possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute and conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 (a)(1), 841(b)(1)(A)-(B), and 846. The district court 1 sentenced Lopez to 120 months’ imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release. Lopez appeals, arguing that the district court erred by denying her motion for a judgment of acquittal or a new trial. We affirm.
I. Background
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