Legal Opinion

United States v. Stevenson

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided May 14, 2012No. 11-2355PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROVNER, Circuit Judge.

A jury found Prince Stevenson guilty of distributing cocaine base (crack), but Stevenson claims that the jury had insufficient evidence to do so. This is a challenging claim to make, of course, because we will overturn a jury verdict for insufficiency of the evidence only if the record is devoid of evidence from which a reasonable jury could find guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. United States v. Aslan, 644 F.3d 526, 540 (7th Cir.2011).

That evidence, which we view in the light most favorable to the government (Id.), is as follows: Sometime in 2008, Stevenson and Mark…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. United States v. Nick S. BoscarinoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006
  2. United States v. DurhamCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2011
  3. United States v. AslanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2011
  4. United States v. Myro L. WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
  5. United States v. StathamCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Sheryl Taylor v. Timothy GeithnerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2013
  2. United States v. Terrance JonesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2013
  3. United States v. SalinasCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2014
  4. United States v. Travis BeechlerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2023
  5. United States v. Timothy RyanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2018

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