Legal Opinion
United States v. Roberts
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 6, 1990No. 89 Cr. 0892 (RWS)PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SWEET, District Judge.
Defendant Jerome Roberts (“Roberts”) has moved pursuant to Rule 29(c) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure for acquittal on Count II of the indictment on which he was convicted by jury on the ground that in the absence of an intent to distribute a controlled substance within 1000 feet of a school, the “schoolyard statute”, 21 U.S.C. § 845a(a) is not proven. For the reasons set forth below, the motion is granted.
Prior Proceedings
On February 1, 1990, Roberts was convicted by jury of both conspiracy to distribute cocaine and possession of cocaine with intent to…
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