Legal Opinion

United States v. Lorena Morales

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided February 10, 2016No. 15-1630PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BYE, Circuit Judge.

Lorena Morales was convicted by a jury of one count of conspiracy to knowingly distribute a controlled substance and one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. The district court 1 sentenced Morales to 120 months of imprisonment, the mandatory minimum. Morales challenges the sufficiency of the evidence and alleges various government misconduct and district court errors. We affirm.

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On March 26, 2014, a two-count indictment was filed charging Morales and two co-defendants with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine (Count I) and possession with…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  2. United States v. FeemsterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
  3. Ex Parte BainSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
  4. Mader v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2011
  5. Portuondo v. AgardSupreme Court of the United States · 2000

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3Cited by16 opinions

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  5. United States v. Christopher BradshawCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2020

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