Legal Opinion
United States v. Matthew Davis
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 24, 2016No. 14-3722PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.
Matthew Davis was prosecuted for conspiracy to distribute heroin and cocaine. At the close of the government’s evidence, Davis moved for a judgment of acquittal, arguing that there was insufficient evidence to convict him. The district court 1 denied the motion, and a jury found him guilty. Davis appeals the sufficiency of the evidence. He also contends for the first time on appeal that the district court erred in refusing a proposed jury instruction concerning his defense that he merely engaged in a buyer-seller relationship. We conclude that there was sufficient…
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