Opinion ID: 604566
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Heading: Whether There Was Sufficient Evidence to Convict

Text: 20 Flockhart of Conspiracy to Possess and Distribute Cocaine 21 Flockhart contends the evidence was insufficient to convict him of conspiracy to possess and distribute cocaine because all he had was a simple buyer-seller relationship with Lloyd. We have yet to decide whether a single buyer-seller transaction constitutes a conspiracy. See United States v. Houser, 929 F.2d 1369, 1372 (9th Cir.1990). For the reasons below, we need not decide the issue here. 22 Because Flockhart failed to renew his motion for a judgment of acquittal at the end of all the evidence, he waived his objection to the sufficiency of the evidence. United States v. Comerford, 857 F.2d 1323, 1324 (9th Cir.1988), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 1016 (1989). We may nevertheless review for plain error. Id. 23 The quantity of cocaine Flockhart gave Lloyd and the greater quantity of cocaine prepared for further distribution to Lloyd found at Flockhart's residence support the government's contention that Flockhart knew the drug would be distributed elsewhere and that he conspired with Lloyd to achieve that result. See United States v. Meyers, 847 F.2d 1408, 1414 (9th Cir.1988) (substantial quantity of cocaine supported conspiracy charging intent to redistribute elsewhere). 24 AFFIRMED.