United States Second Circuit

Defendant's drug conspiracy conviction is reversed where the trial evidence was insufficient to permit the jury to find beyond a reasonable doubt that he had knowledge that the purpose of the conspiracy of which he was found to be a member was the distribution of narcotics.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/18/2010
• Decided 05/05/2010
• Published 05/05/2010

Judges

• KEARSE, Circuit Judge:, Before KEARSE and HALL, Circuit Judges, RAKOFF, District Judge .

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Nicholas L. McQuaid, Assistant United States Attorney, New York, N.Y. (Preet Bharara, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Michael D. Maimin, Assistant United States Attorney, New York, NY, on the brief), for Appellee., Edward S. Zas, New York, N.Y. (Federal Defenders of New York, Inc., Appeals Bureau, New York, NY, on the brief), for Defendant-Appellant.