United States Eighth Circuit

In a prosecution for drug-related offenses, grant of defendant's motion for judgment of acquittal is reversed and jury verdict reinstated where, viewing the evidence most favorably to the verdict, there was sufficient circumstantial evidence for a reasonable jury to find defendant guilty of aiding and abetting possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/05/2008
• Published 05/05/2008

Judges

• BENTON, Circuit Judge., Before WOLLMAN, JOHN R. GIBSON, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert Knief, argued, Sioux City, IA, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jim K. McGough, argued, Omaha, NE, for appellee.