Legal Opinion
United States v. Turcotte
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided July 7, 2003No. 00 CR 737PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
MORAN, Senior District Judge.
On November 22, 2002, following a jury trial, defendant James R. Turcotte was found guilty of three counts arising from the possession and distribution of controlled substances. Defendant filed motions seeking a judgment of acquittal or, alternatively, a new trial. For the following reasons, defendant’s motions are denied.
BACKGROUND
In Count One of the indictment, defendant was charged with knowingly selling misbranded drugs, namely Gamma Hy-droxybutyric Acid (GHB), Gamma Butyro-lactone (GBL) and Butanediol (BD) in violation of 21 U.S.C.…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Kolender v. LawsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Bryan v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
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3Cited by4 opinions
- United States v. James R. TurcotteCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
- United States v. BergerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
- United States v. John BergerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
- United States v. Turcotte, James R.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005