Legal Opinion
United States v. Norma Hernandez
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 9, 2002No. 01-3118PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
After a jury convicted Norma Hernandez of aiding and abetting the possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, the district court 1 granted Hernandez’s motion for judgment of' acquittal. The government appeals, arguing that it presented sufficient evidence at trial to allow a reasonable jury to find Hernandez guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
I. BACKGROUND
Through an undercover informant, police purchased methamphetamine three times from a man named Jaime Marin. On February 12, 2001, the date of the third and final exchange, Marin told the informant that he had to…
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3Cited by39 opinions
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