Opinion ID: 677313
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 5

Heading: Michael Dionne

Text: 50 The evidence showed that Dionne was a mid-level distributor in the methamphetamine conspiracy. Nancy Nietupski's main distributor, Matthews, fronted Dionne on a continuing basis with methamphetamine which Dionne distributed to others. Through Matthews, Dionne depended on Nancy for drugs, and Nancy depended on Dionne for payment. In addition, Dionne enjoyed a close and mutually supportive relationship with Zahm. Zahm stayed with Dionne for several days after the first gassing at Neely's farm. Dionne helped Zahm extract methamphetamine from dirty filters, sell drugs to customers, and even bought Zahm a gun. Dionne himself possessed many guns and kept a small arsenal hidden in a closet in his apartment. After Zahm's arrest, Dionne, obviously aware of the manufacturing aspect of the conspiracy and Zahm's role as the cook, engaged Matthews in an abortive attempt to extract methamphetamine from the pickle juice that Zahm had left behind. From this evidence a jury could conclude that Dionne shared an interest with the other conspirators in achieving the goal of the conspiracy, the distribution of methamphetamine.