Legal Opinion
United States v. Wright
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 12, 1995No. 94-4375PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REYNALDO G. GARZA, Senior Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents us with the opportunity to revisit the rule of consistency. In 1988 this Court, sitting in full, overruled the rule of consistency in this Circuit. 1 However, where this Court was faced with inconsistent jury verdicts, this panel is faced with an inconsistency between a judgment of acquit tal and a jury verdict of guilty. Because we find that our prior decision in United States v. Andrews, controls this situation, we affirm.
Factual Background
Pursuant to a tip, the DEA established surveillance . on an apartment complex in Boynton…
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