People v. Brown

I respectfully dissent, as I would reverse on the second issue raised by the defendant, the effect of the trial court’s entering a directed verdict in his favor on the charge of calculated criminal drug conspiracy. Further, I would not reverse the trial court upon the issue treated by the majority.

The defendant maintains that the trial court’s entry of a directed verdict on the charge of calculated criminal drug conspiracy constituted an acquittal of all offenses not specifically named in the indictment, and urges that the trial court thereby lost subject matter jurisdiction to proceed on…