Legal Opinion
United States v. Evelyn Gonzalez, Rafael Guzman-Castillo and Arquimedes Morban
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 3, 2005No. Docket 04-1956-CRPublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MESKILL, Circuit Judge.
Defendant-Appellant Evelyn Gonzalez was convicted following a jury trial in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Duffy, /., of participating in a conspiracy to possess and distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 and 846. On appeal, Gonzalez seeks a new trial, arguing that the district court improperly precluded jury instructions on the defense of coercion or duress and the single transaction rule. She also claims that under the rule of lenity the district court erred in imposing a sentence premised on a drug quantity…
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