U.S. v. Pereia

Federal 7th Circuit Court
Criminal Court
Conspiracy
Citation
Case Number: 
No. 14-1301
Decision Date: 
April 17, 2015
Federal District: 
C.D. Ill.
Holding: 
Affirmed
Record contained sufficient evidence to support jury’s guilty verdict on charge of conspiracy to distribute 100 pounds of marijuana, even though defendant argued that record showed, at most, existence of buyer/seller relationship. Jury could properly find existence of conspiracy where: (1) defendant bought large amounts of marijuana on credit from his supplier on at least six occasions; (2) said purchases occurred on regular time intervals; and (3) defendant instructed another individual to send large amounts of cash on defendant’s behalf to defendant’s supplier.