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U.S. v. CLAXTON

No. 11-2552.

685 F.3d 300 (2012)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellant v. Craig CLAXTON.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed: July 9, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Demetra Lambros, Esq. , [Argued], United States Department of Justice, Appellate Section, Washington, DC, Kim R. Lindquist, Esq. , Nolan D. Paige, Esq. , Delia L. Smith, Esq. , Office of United States Attorney, Charlotte Amalie , St. Thomas, VI, for Appellant.

Susan B. Moorehead, Esq. , [Argued], Smock & Moorehead, St. Thomas, VI, for Appellee.

Before: CHAGARES, JORDAN, and COWEN, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

JORDAN, Circuit Judge.

A jury found Craig Claxton guilty of conspiring to possess cocaine with the intent to distribute, but the District Court of the Virgin Islands of the United States entered a judgment of acquittal in Claxton's favor on the ground that there was not enough evidence for "a reasonable jur[y] to conclude ... that ... Claxton knowingly participated in th[e] conspiracy." (Joint App. at 6.) The government appeals that...

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