Legal Opinion
United States v. Jim Loveland
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 3, 2016No. 13-30162PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KLEINFELD, Senior Circuit Judge:
The government had a good case against Jim Loveland for the felony of possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. The evidence was persuasive that he committed that crime. His apparent guilt was conceded for purposes of discussion at oral argument. The barrier to convicting him of that felony was that he was not charged with it. He was charged instead with conspiracy to do that. Twelve other defendants were charged with him and convicted. But even though four of the others were charged with possession with intent to distribute, Loveland was…
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