· 8/31/2009
United States v. Niemi
Citations
- 579 F.3d 123
- 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 19457
- 2009 WL 2712318
How courts have described this case
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- explaining that evidence coconspirators \used the same code words for drugs\ suggested the existence of one conspiracy, rather than multiples conspiracies
- noting that interdependence among spokes in criminal conspiracy \may be shown where one participant knows that his own success depends on the continued existence and health of the [criminal] organization as a whole\
- no error where prosecutor posited that defense counsel could not offer alternate explanation for use of code words in recorded conversation
- \Whether evidence shows one or many conspiracies is a question of fact for the jury and is reviewed only for sufficiency of the evidence.\
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Judges: Boudin, Howard, Tashima
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