United States v. Joseph Dodd, Also Known as Shakespeare

BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.

A jury convicted Appellee Joseph Dodd of conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base (i.e., crack cocaine). Thereafter, Dodd moved for a new trial, arguing that the verdict was contrary to the weight of the evidence. The District Court 1 granted Dodd’s motion and set aside the jury’s verdict. The government now appeals the District Court’s order granting Dodd a new trial. We affirm.

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Joseph Dodd, also known as “Shakespeare,” was tried alongside his nephew Fred Dodd based on their alleged membership in a conspiracy to distribute…