Legal Opinion
United States v. Azubike
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 21, 2007No. 06-2255PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DYK, Circuit Judge.
After a jury trial in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, appellant Franklin Azubike (“Azubike”) was found guilty of (1) conspiring to possess with intent to distribute heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846, and (2) possessing heroin with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841. He asserts that the trial court erred in failing to grant his motion for judgment of acquittal. Alternatively, Azubike argues that the prosecution’s misstatements during closing argument warrant a new trial. Although we find that the evidence was…
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