United States v. Frank Lars Larkins, Jr.

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• holding that unintelligible parts did not make tapes inadmissible, but went to their weight as evidence
• rejecting the argument that a defendant is not a conspirator unless the government establishes that he has a financial stake in the overall distribution of the drugs
• affirming the trial court’s conclusion that tapes, though not “crystal clear,” were sufficiently audible, and the inaudible portions went to the weight the jury would give the tapes, not their admissibility
• “The jury properly may find an agreement to conspire based upon circumstantial evidence and reasonable inferences drawn therefrom concerning the relationship of the parties, their overt acts, and the totality of their conduct.” (quotations omitted)
• affirming based on “kilogram quantities” and credit sales
• affirming based on “kilogram quantities” and credit sales

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