Legal Opinion
United States v. Esteban Corral-Gastelum
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 5, 2001No. 99-10582PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
Esteban Corral-Gastelum appeals his convictions for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana, 21 U.S.C. § 846, possession with intent to distribute marijuana, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), and use of a firearm during a drug trafficking crime, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c). We hold that the government’s evidence was insufficient as a matter of law, and we reverse and remand to the district court with instructions to enter judgment of acquittal. 1
I. Background
On the evening of January 19,1999, U.S. Border Patrol Agents Thomas Martin and John Welch responded to “sensor…
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