U.S. v. HOUSTON

No. 04-30216.

406 F.3d 1121 (2005)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rosemary MacDonald HOUSTON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed May 9, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David F. Ness, Assistant Federal Defender, Federal Defenders of Montana, Great Falls, MT, for the defendant-appellant.

Joseph E. Thaggard, Assistant United States Attorney, United States Attorney's Office, Great Falls, MT, for the plaintiff-appellee.

Before: GOULD, TALLMAN, and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges.


TALLMAN, Circuit Judge:

Rosemary MacDonald Houston was convicted of distributing methadone to Trina Bradford which resulted in Bradford's death. 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(C).1 Houston challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting her conviction, and particularly protests being held responsible for a death that she claims was an unforeseeable suicide. We conclude that the plain language of the statute establishes that although...

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