United States v. Roger B. Emmons

SHADUR, Senior District Judge.

After a jury trial, Kansas farmer Roger Emmons (“Roger”) was found guilty of each of the four drug-related counts in a superseding indictment: one count charging a conspiracy to manufacture marijuana (21 U.S.C. § 846), another asserting possession with intent to distribute marijuana plants (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1)) and the other two charging him with maintaining a place for the purpose of manufacturing marijuana plants (21 U.S.C. § 856). One of Roger’s two codefendants, Jack Rivard (“Rivard”), entered a guilty plea before trial, while the other codefendant, Roger’s…