United States DC Circuit

Defendant's drug and firearm possession conviction is reversed where the government presented sufficient evidence for rational jurors to conclude beyond a reasonable doubt that defendant constructively possessed the drugs and firearm at issue, but the matter is remanded so that the district court could determine the impact of newly disclosed, potentially exculpatory evidence.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/15/2010
• Published 01/15/2010

Judges

• Before HENDERSON and GARLAND, Circuit Judges, and RANDOLPH, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• A.J. Kramer, Federal Public Defender, argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Sarah T. Chasson, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee. With her on the brief were Jeffrey A. Taylor, U.S. Attorney at the time the brief was filed, and Roy W. McLeese III and Chrisellen R. Kolb, Assistant U.S. Attorneys.