United States v. Mayes

ENGEL, Circuit Judge.

In this case, nineteen defendants appeal from judgments entered upon a jury verdict, in which they were found guilty of violating the federal criminal conspiracy statute, 18 U.S.C. § 371.1 Their appeals raise a number of issues, including whether the government proved a single conspiracy, the sufficiency of the evidence as to certain defendants, the propriety of the judge’s jury instructions, peremptory challenge of jurors, severance, double jeopardy, and right of confrontation.

§ 371. Conspiracy to commit offenses or to defraud United States If two or more persons…