U.S. v. Martinez-Sandoval, No. 01 Cr. 307 (S.D.N.Y.) (2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3045) (March 5, 2003) (Judge Robert P. Jr. Patterson)
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Sufficiency of Evidence.
Here, in the wake of a jury deadlock, Judge Patterson granted a motion for acquittal in a drug conspiracy case, after finding that the evidence against the defendant was entirely circumstantial and equivocal and failed to demonstrate any specific intent to participate in the conspiracy. Citing U.S. v. Glenn, 312 ...
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