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Ample evidence showed an agreement.
The evidence also could lead a rational jury to find § 846 's other elements-that Potter knowingly and voluntarily participated in (that is, joined) the conspiracy.
The evidence also could lead a rational jury to find § 846 's other elements-that Potter knowingly and voluntarily participated in (that is, joined) the conspiracy.
casedsl 1 case /f3d/927/0446-01 name United States v. Potter cite 927 F.3d 446 (2019) court United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit date 2019-06-11 url catalog/cases/f3d/volume_927/0446_01/index.html source ir/caselaw/f3d_927.jsonl sha1=b4033034b52b81ee642d06a40a15f0c4379708cd chars=26336 law 21usc846 role applied posture Jury conviction sufficiency appeal on methamphetamine conspiracy result claimant-won element agreement : satisfied [proved] scope merits role applied party defendant Potter variant tacit/repeated-distribution-purchases fact @20119..20264 [supports] | Potter purchased methamphetamine from Hogan on at least six occasions in distribution-level amounts (between 4 and 20 ounces (113 to 566 grams)). held @19672..19707 | Ample evidence showed an agreement. gloss The court affirms sufficiency of the conspiracy evidence. Repeated distribution-scale purchases plus coordination and financing support the inferred agreement/knowing joinder; a buyer-seller transaction alone is not the stated rule. element knowledge : satisfied [proved] scope merits role applied party defendant Potter variant tacit/repeated-distribution-purchases fact @20523..20667 [supports] | Likewise, Potter continued his distribution efforts from jail by agreeing to front Hilliard funds to buy drugs from Hogan in exchange for a cut. held @20668..20832 | The evidence also could lead a rational jury to find § 846 's other elements-that Potter knowingly and voluntarily participated in (that is, joined) the conspiracy. gloss The court affirms sufficiency of the conspiracy evidence. Repeated distribution-scale purchases plus coordination and financing support the inferred agreement/knowing joinder; a buyer-seller transaction alone is not the stated rule. element intentional-joinder : satisfied [proved] scope merits role applied party defendant Potter variant tacit/repeated-distribution-purchases fact @20523..20667 [supports] | Likewise, Potter continued his distribution efforts from jail by agreeing to front Hilliard funds to buy drugs from Hogan in exchange for a cut. held @20668..20832 | The evidence also could lead a rational jury to find § 846 's other elements-that Potter knowingly and voluntarily participated in (that is, joined) the conspiracy. gloss The court affirms sufficiency of the conspiracy evidence. Repeated distribution-scale purchases plus coordination and financing support the inferred agreement/knowing joinder; a buyer-seller transaction alone is not the stated rule. misfit The same coordinated dealings support agreement, knowledge and intentional joinder. The sample does not infer that every repeat purchase automatically proves conspiracy. misfit Claimant outcome refers to the prosecuting government, not the defendant-appellant; remanded and mixed retain unresolved or split dispositions.