United States v. Pickard

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

ROGERS, District Judge.

This matter is presently before the court upon the defendants’ motions for new trial and defendant Pickard’s renewed motion for judgment of acquittal. Having carefully reviewed the arguments of the parties, the court is now prepared to rule.

The defendants were originally indicted on November 8, 2000. They were initially charged with conspiracy to manufacture, distribute and dispense 10 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of lysergic acid diethyl-amide (LSD) in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. An additional charge of…