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U.S. v. Lopez, No. 04-2254 (8th Cir.) (443 F.3d 1026) (April 17, 2006) (Judge Morris Sheppard Arnold)

Loaded on March 1, 2006 published in Punch and Jurists March 13, 2006
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Slight Evidence Standard.

Way back in 1935, the Eighth Circuit first articulated its so-called “slight evidence” standard which essentially holds that “once the existence of a conspiracy is established, slight evidence connecting a defendant to the conspiracy is sufficient to support a conviction.” (See, Galatas v. U.S., 80 F.2d 15, 24 (8th Cir. ...

 

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