Legal Opinion
United States v. Martinez
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 3, 2008No. 06-2021, 06-2041PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
A jury found Juan Martinez and Jorge Cardenaz guilty of conspiracy to possess, and possession of, marijuana with intent to distribute. See 21 U.S.C. §§ 846, 841(a)(1). The indictment specifically alleged that both the conspiracy and the substantive violation involved at least 1,000 kilograms of marijuana, a quantity that would trigger a statutory maximum of life imprisonment instead of the default maximum of five years. See id. § 841(b)(1)(A)(vii), (b)(1)(D). The jury was not asked to make a specific finding as to drug quantity but instead was told, apparently without…
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