United States v. Alston

17-2405-cr United States v. Alston 17-2405-cr United States v. Alston United States Court of Appeals FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT ______________ August Term, 2017 (Argued: June 6, 2018 Decided: August 9, 2018) Docket No. 17‐2405‐cr ______________ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellee, –v.– MERLIN ALSTON, Defendant‐Appellant. ______________ B e f o r e : CABRANES, LYNCH, and CARNEY, Circuit Judges. 1 ______________ 2 3 Defendant‐appellant Merlin Alston, a former New York City police officer, 4 appeals his convictions, following a jury trial, for (1) conspiracy to distribute and 5 possess with intent to…