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No. 10-4381
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia, at Newport News.
Jerome B. Friedman,
Senior District Judge. (4:08-cr-00147-JBF-FBS-14)
Submitted:
Decided:
PER CURIAM:
Eric Smith was convicted by a jury of conspiracy to
possess with intent to distribute marijuana and five kilograms
or
more
of
cocaine,
in
violation
of
21
U.S.C.
841(a),
843(b)
(2006).
The
district
court
imposed
life
sentences
for
the
three
convictions
for
using
Smith
challenges
the
sufficiency
of
the
a
On
evidence.
convicted
drug
dealers
who
testified
in
exchange
for
We affirm.
United
States v. Green, 599 F.3d 360, 367 (4th Cir.), cert. denied, 131
S. Ct. 271 (2010).
evidence.
2006).
Substantial
finder
of
fact
evidence
could
is
evidence
as
adequate
accept
that
and
reasonable
sufficient
to
[T]he jury,
Beidler,
Reversal
marks omitted).
To establish Smiths guilt under 21 U.S.C. 846, the
evidence
must
show
that:
(1)
an
agreement
to
possess
and
(2)
knowingly
Smith
and
knew
voluntarily
of
the
became
conspiracy;
a
part
of
and
the
(3)
Smith
conspiracy.
United States v. Kellam, 568 F.3d 125, 139 (4th Cir.), cert.
denied, 130 S. Ct. 657 (2009).
by circumstantial evidence.
220,
225
conspiracy
(4th
may
Cir.
2008).
include
Evidence
defendants
tending
relationship
to
prove
with
other
United States v. Burgos, 94 F.3d 849, 858 (4th Cir. 1996) (en
banc).
Circumstantial
conspiracy
conviction
evidence
need
sufficient
not
exclude
to
every
support
reasonable
Id.
evidence
facility
must
(here,
show
a
that
Smith:
cellular
(1)
used
telephone);
communication
(2)
used
the
21 U.S.C.
was
reviewing
sufficient
the
for
record,
the
we
conclude
that
to
conclude
beyond
jury
the
a
Smiths challenge to
dispense
with
oral
argument
because
the
facts
and
legal
AFFIRMED