United States v. Jacob Cartlidge, Jr.

ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:

The defendant, a former state law-enforcement officer, contends that evidence introduced to establish that he took a bribe to provide protection for a purported marijuana smuggling operation was not enough to show that he had attempted to aid and abet in the possession and distribution of marijuana, as charged in the federal indictment on which the jury found him guilty. We hold that — when the actions that would have constituted the crime of aiding and abetting consist of silence and providing warnings when needed — promises of such assistance, assurances of…