United States Second Circuit

Conviction and sentencing for drug-related offenses requiring defendant's "knowledge" was affirmed over challenges to: 1) jury instructions permitting defendant's nervousness to be considered as evidence to support an inference of his knowledge; 2) insufficient evidence to support jury verdict; 3) reasonableness of incarceration sentence in light of underlying circumstances.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/10/2008
• Published 03/10/2008

Judges

• HALL, Circuit Judge:, Before:  SACK, SOTOMAYOR, HALL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Bruce R. Bryan, Bryan Law Firm, Syracuse, NY, for Defendant-Appellant (James P. Harrington, Harrington & Mahoney, Buffalo, NY, on the brief)., Joseph Karaszewski, Assistant United States Attorney, Buffalo, New York for Appellee (Stephan J. Baczynski, Assistant United States Attorney, and Terrance P. Flynn, United States Attorney, on the brief).