United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania · 2019-02-13
21usc846: author: Flash3 · QA: FIX (Fable, neov2/cases/TRIAGE-Flash.md)
Case and law context
Role: applied; posture: Post-verdict Rule 29 motion for judgment of acquittal on multi-count drug and sex trafficking indictment; denied as to the § 846 count (Count 6); result: claimant-won; claim:
Uncertainty
None recorded
Misfit
The defendant was acquitted under Rule 29 on the minor sex-trafficking conspiracy (Count 5) for lack of knowledge, but his conviction on the drug distribution conspiracy (Count 6) was sustained.
B · Case × element grid
Top-level elements follow claim order in panels of up to six elements. Case rows repeat across panels. Every recorded block retains its holding and basis; multiple blocks are not merged into a case-level verdict. ✓ satisfied · ✗ not satisfied · ○ not reached · · not addressed. Muted blocks are not counted. Sub-element evidence remains on case and element pages.
Elements 1–6 of 8
| Case | Identified offense in Subchapter I | Agreement of two or more persons to the unlawful object | Knowledge of the unlawful agreement and objective | Knowing and voluntary participation in the agreement | Withdrawal before the applicable limitations period | Intent to commit the identified object offense |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States v. Delgado — 367 F. Supp. 3d 286 (2019) · United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania · 2019 (21usc846: author: Flash3 · QA: FIX (Fable, neov2/cases/TRIAGE-Flash.md)) | · not addressed | · not addressed | · not addressed | · not addressed |
Elements 7–8 of 8
| Case | Conduct beyond preparation strongly corroborating intent | Object-offense penalty incorporation |
|---|---|---|
| United States v. Delgado — 367 F. Supp. 3d 286 (2019) · United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania · 2019 (21usc846: author: Flash3 · QA: FIX (Fable, neov2/cases/TRIAGE-Flash.md)) | · not addressed | · not addressed |
Instances and excluded annotation blocks
| Case | Element | Holding and scope | Pattern | Exact source quotations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States v. Delgado — 367 F. Supp. 3d 286 (2019) · United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania · 2019 — satisfied · proved (21usc846: author: Flash3 · QA: FIX (Fable, neov2/cases/TRIAGE-Flash.md)) | Agreement of two or more persons to the unlawful object | satisfied Counted merits instance applied / merits basis: proved Testimony of the ring's leader, his son and the victims that drugs were routinely handed down through drivers to the women established an agreement among the participants to distribute. The challenge was cursory and the court addressed no narrower doctrinal question. | prostitution-ring/drugs-supplied-to-victims-as-payment | Each of these conspiracies has a unique objective, but otherwise consists of the same basic elements: (1) that two or more persons agreed to commit an offense; (2) that the defendant was a party to or member of that agreement; and (3) that the defendant joined the agreement or conspiracy knowing of its unlawful objective and intending to join together with at least one other alleged conspirator to achieve that objective.Source: docroot/ir/caselaw/f_supp_3d_367.jsonl#/f-supp-3d/367/0286-01; Unicode character offsets [17983:18407] (end exclusive); SHA-256 6da2fad840dd9eda195445935993c1f3b3e2f24776499785931141362cb902b7.Albert-the admitted leader of the prostitution operation-testified extensively about how distribution of drugs was integral to the organization.Source: docroot/ir/caselaw/f_supp_3d_367.jsonl#/f-supp-3d/367/0286-01; Unicode character offsets [26722:26866] (end exclusive); SHA-256 6da2fad840dd9eda195445935993c1f3b3e2f24776499785931141362cb902b7.He explained that he often gave drugs directly to his female victims or to drivers who would in turn give them to the girls.Source: docroot/ir/caselaw/f_supp_3d_367.jsonl#/f-supp-3d/367/0286-01; Unicode character offsets [26900:27024] (end exclusive); SHA-256 6da2fad840dd9eda195445935993c1f3b3e2f24776499785931141362cb902b7.Keanu, Albert's son, confirmed that the operation involved drugs, including oxycodone, heroin, cocaine, "Molly," and marijuana, which were often used as a form of payment.Source: docroot/ir/caselaw/f_supp_3d_367.jsonl#/f-supp-3d/367/0286-01; Unicode character offsets [27265:27436] (end exclusive); SHA-256 6da2fad840dd9eda195445935993c1f3b3e2f24776499785931141362cb902b7.It shows existence of an agreement between at least four conspirators to distribute various drugs to female victims, often as a form of payment for prostitution.Source: docroot/ir/caselaw/f_supp_3d_367.jsonl#/f-supp-3d/367/0286-01; Unicode character offsets [28229:28390] (end exclusive); SHA-256 6da2fad840dd9eda195445935993c1f3b3e2f24776499785931141362cb902b7. |
| United States v. Delgado — 367 F. Supp. 3d 286 (2019) · United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania · 2019 — satisfied · proved (21usc846: author: Flash3 · QA: FIX (Fable, neov2/cases/TRIAGE-Flash.md)) | Knowing and voluntary participation in the agreement | satisfied Counted merits instance applied / merits basis: proved The leader's testimony that he gave Armando drugs to pass to the women, plus Armando's own admissions to a jailhouse witness, established membership; the same sentence also disposes of knowledge, which gets no separate analysis. | driver-given-drugs-to-supply-victims/own-admissions | He further attested that he gave drugs to both D'Ambrosio and Armando to "supply the girls."Source: docroot/ir/caselaw/f_supp_3d_367.jsonl#/f-supp-3d/367/0286-01; Unicode character offsets [27155:27247] (end exclusive); SHA-256 6da2fad840dd9eda195445935993c1f3b3e2f24776499785931141362cb902b7.According to Simmons, Armando was "pretty adamant that he was selling marijuana."Source: docroot/ir/caselaw/f_supp_3d_367.jsonl#/f-supp-3d/367/0286-01; Unicode character offsets [27889:27970] (end exclusive); SHA-256 6da2fad840dd9eda195445935993c1f3b3e2f24776499785931141362cb902b7.Moreover, in the handwritten document Armando gave to Simmons, Armando wrote "Dilverd [sic] controlled sub[stances]" in the "True" column.Source: docroot/ir/caselaw/f_supp_3d_367.jsonl#/f-supp-3d/367/0286-01; Unicode character offsets [28003:28141] (end exclusive); SHA-256 6da2fad840dd9eda195445935993c1f3b3e2f24776499785931141362cb902b7.The evidence also demonstrates Armando's membership and participation in that agreement, as well as his knowledge of the conspiracy and his intent to accomplish its specific objective-the distribution and possession with intent to distribute oxycodone, cocaine, and marijuana.Source: docroot/ir/caselaw/f_supp_3d_367.jsonl#/f-supp-3d/367/0286-01; Unicode character offsets [28391:28667] (end exclusive); SHA-256 6da2fad840dd9eda195445935993c1f3b3e2f24776499785931141362cb902b7.We will deny Armando's Rule 29 motion as to Count 6.Source: docroot/ir/caselaw/f_supp_3d_367.jsonl#/f-supp-3d/367/0286-01; Unicode character offsets [28668:28720] (end exclusive); SHA-256 6da2fad840dd9eda195445935993c1f3b3e2f24776499785931141362cb902b7. |