Legal Opinion
United States v. Aaron Polk
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 17, 2013No. 12-1303PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Circuit Judge.
A jury found Aaron William Polk guilty of one count of conspiracy to manufacture and possess with intent to manufacture and distribute 1,000 or more marijuana plants, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(l)(A)(vii), and 846. At sentencing, the district court 1 denied Polk safety-valve relief under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(f) and U.S.S.G. § 501.2(a)(5) and sentenced Polk to 120 months’ imprisonment, the statutory minimum. On appeal, Polk first argues that insufficient evidence exists that he intentionally joined the conspiracy and that it was reasonably foreseeable to…
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