Legal Opinion
United States v. James Michael Farrell
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 5, 2019No. 17-4488PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KING, Circuit Judge:
James Michael Farrell was convicted after an early 2017 jury trial in the District of Maryland for ten offenses of money laundering conspiracy, substantive money laundering, and related charges of obstruction of justice. Farrell, a former lawyer, was prosecuted for his role as the so-called "consigliere" of an elaborate multi-state marijuana trafficking organization. On appeal, Farrell contests several rulings made by the district court concerning evidence sufficiency, evidence admissibility, and jury instructions. As explained below, we reject his contentions of error and…
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