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· 4/10/1979

United States v. Patrice Mespoulede, A/K/A \Patrice Fabre\

Citations

  • 597 F.2d 329
  • 1979 U.S. App. LEXIS 15518

How courts have described this case

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  • concluding that the jury’s acquittal for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute could not have been predicated on a finding by the jury that the defendant possessed the cocaine but did not intend to distribute it in light of the quantity the defendant was charged with possessing
  • challenging the notion that collateral estoppel only applies to facts essential to conviction
  • “the ground of acquittal cannot generally be ascertained.”

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Judges: Kaufman, Mulligan, Gurfein

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