United States v. Colhoff

Defendant appealed her conviction for two counts of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, and one count of attempted witness tampering. The court concluded that the district court did not plainly err by joining the conspiracy charges with the witness-tampering charge where the charges were interrelated. The court also concluded that the evidence was sufficient to convict defendant of witness tampering where the context of the case supports the conclusion that defendant's statement that "snitches get stitches" would cause a reasonable person in the witness's position to fear bodily injury, and defendant's First Amendment rights were not infringed upon. Accordingly, the court affirmed the judgment. View "United States v. Colhoff" on Justia Law