AND · 21usc846:object-offense
Import/export conspiracies under section 963 are not automatically section 846 offenses. Drug type/quantity and defendant-specific penalty findings require the object statute and applicable circuit rules; none is imposed here as a universal element of all section 846 offenses.
Exact element source
to commit any offense defined in this subchapterSource:
docroot/ir/usc/title21.jsonl#title21_sec846; Unicode character offsets [66:114] (end exclusive); SHA-256 2e517c5d16d23f29a12a2ee674170178c593255445eb2bf7e8f112f4236ea1e1.All variants
| Variant | Description | Merits instance blocks | Distinct cases | Example cases (up to 3 per group) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| distribution/admitted-recurring-methamphetamine-sales | 1 Satisfied 1; not satisfied 0; excluded context 0 | 1 | /f3d/932/1091-01 — United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2019 — satisfied | |
| distribution/agreement | Agreement to distribute controlled substances; successful distribution is not required. | 0 Satisfied 0; not satisfied 0; excluded context 0 | 0 | No annotation uses in this snapshot |
| possession-with-intent/attempt | Intent to possess a controlled substance for distribution plus strongly corroborative conduct. | 0 Satisfied 0; not satisfied 0; excluded context 0 | 0 | No annotation uses in this snapshot |
| Unspecified variant | No variant assigned in the database. | 0 Satisfied 0; not satisfied 0; excluded context 2 | 0 | No counted merits examples Excluded context examples: /f3d/932/0176-01 — United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2019 — background/procedural; /us/513/0010-01 — Supreme Court of the United States · 1994 — rule-announced/merits |
How courts decided this element
| Case | Element | Holding and scope | Variant | Exact source quotations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| /f3d/932/0176-01 — United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2019 | Identified offense in Subchapter I | not_reached Excluded from merits counts background / proceduralThe source decides access to material analogue evidence and remands; the stored charge description is procedural background, not proof of agreement or knowledge. | Unspecified variant | A federal jury convicted Benjamin Galecki and Charles Burton Ritchie ("Defendants") of charges related to a conspiracy to distribute controlled substance analogues.Source: docroot/ir/caselaw/f3d_932.jsonl#/f3d/932/0176-01; Unicode character offsets [21:185] (end exclusive); SHA-256 0c82c7f094e38f767e715c3747fe78c7143ba5296685729c8ea1b24467828dbe.In any further proceedings, the Government has the option to grant the Touhy request as to Dr. Berrier, dismiss the indictment, or endure a sanction.Source: docroot/ir/caselaw/f3d_932.jsonl#/f3d/932/0176-01; Unicode character offsets [52255:52404] (end exclusive); SHA-256 0c82c7f094e38f767e715c3747fe78c7143ba5296685729c8ea1b24467828dbe. |
| /f3d/932/1091-01 — United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2019 | Identified offense in Subchapter I | satisfied Counted merits instance applied / merits basis: proved; count: Count I conspiracy; subject: count=Count I conspiracy The opinion separately reaches sufficiency after rejecting other trial objections. The object is identified through evidence of methamphetamine distribution, not merely the indictment caption. | distribution/admitted-recurring-methamphetamine-sales | During the interview, Mazzulla admitted that over the past two years he sold up to two ounces of methamphetamine per week to his employees.Source: docroot/ir/caselaw/f3d_932.jsonl#/f3d/932/1091-01; Unicode character offsets [2040:2179] (end exclusive); SHA-256 134fb3d6293d60034b50e328b2f8bc6338c96fa98b9411a4bc86a8b0b50fded8.Viewing the record in the light most favorable to the government, we are satisfied that the evidence supports the verdict on every count.Source: docroot/ir/caselaw/f3d_932.jsonl#/f3d/932/1091-01; Unicode character offsets [28848:28985] (end exclusive); SHA-256 134fb3d6293d60034b50e328b2f8bc6338c96fa98b9411a4bc86a8b0b50fded8. |
| /us/513/0010-01 — Supreme Court of the United States · 1994 | Identified offense in Subchapter I | not_reached Excluded from merits counts rule-announced / merits | Unspecified variant | No source quotation recorded for this block. |