United States v. Vince Joseph Brischetto

How courts have described this case

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• reversing for new trial when “[a] rational basis exists for the jury to convict the defendant on the possession charge and acquit him on the intent to distribute charge”
• reversing for new trial when “[a] rational basis exists for the jury to convict the defendant on the possession charge and acquit him on the intent to distribute charge”
• “An essential element of the offense covered by the indictment is proof of intent to distribute. Such proof is not required for a conviction under 21 U.S.C. § 844 covered by the requested instruction.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).