Sufficiency of Evidence and Denial of Pre-trial Motions

By: Derek Hawkins//August 8, 2017//

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: United States of America v. Donald Maggard, et al.

Case No.: 16-1776; 16-1777; 16-1780; 16-1832

Officials: FLAUM, EASTERBROOK, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

Focus: Sufficiency of Evidence and Denial of Pre-trial Motions

The government brought charges related to a methamphetamine‐distribution conspiracy in southern Indiana against nineteen people, fifteen of whom pled guilty to at least one charge. The remaining four—the defendants‐appellants here—went to trial. A jury convicted them.

The defendants raise five arguments on appeal—three concerning the district court’s denial of the defendants’ pre‐ trial motions and two concerning the sufficiency of the evidence considered by the jury. Because the court did not err in denying the pretrial motions and because the evidence that the government presented at trial was sufficient, we affirm.

Affirmed

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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