Legal Opinion
United States v. Brenda C. Pena
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 14, 1993No. 92-5271PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MERRITT, Chief Judge.
Defendant Brenda Pena appeals her jury conviction under 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and 18 U.S.C. § 2 for aiding and abetting possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. She was sentenced to ten years in prison. We find that there was insufficient proof to convince a rational trier of fact beyond a reasonable doubt that Ms. Pena knew of the existence of the cocaine or aided and abetted its possession.
I. Facts
On May 6, 1991, Brenda Pena was asleep in the passenger seat of a 1983 Pontiac with Ohio tags, travelling east on Interstate 40 through Shelby County, Tennessee. The…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- United States v. Joseph CalabroCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- United States v. Ignacio Sanchez-MataCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
- United States v. Steven D. MartinCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
- United States v. Burnis Bryant, United States of America v. Henry Church BryantCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1972
- United States v. Ernest GallishawCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by35 opinions
- United States v. Pamela Jones, Katresa Marie Johnson, Mark J. Scott, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1995
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- United States v. Josephine Ledezma (92-6683) and Terry Zajac (93-5182)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994
- United States v. Candy JenkinsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004
- United States v. Ricardo PalominoCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
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