United States First Circuit

Negotiating to buy a large amount of cocaine over the course of six telephone conversations and approaching the purported seller with the agreed upon amount in cash is sufficient evidence for a rational jury to find that defendant demonstrated an intent to commit offense of possessing cocaine with intent to distribute, even if the purported agent had no cocaine to sell at all.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/22/2001
• Published 06/22/2001

Judges

• LIPEZ, Circuit Judge., Before SELYA, LYNCH, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Joshua L. Gordon for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jennifer Hay Zacks, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Donald K. Stern, United States Attorney, was on brief, for appellee.