United States v. Lebeau

ORDER

Conrad LeBeau pleaded guilty to selling a drug not approved by the Food and Drug Administration. As a part of a conditional plea agreement, he reserved the right to appeal rulings on pretrial motions in which he unsuccessfully sought to dismiss the charges. He had argued that his product was not a “drug,” obtaining FDA approval was impossible, and the prosecution violated his right to free- speech. Because the district court correctly rejected all three arguments as legally baseless, we affirm.

■ In an information, the government alleged that LeBeau and his company peddled products that…