Opinion ID: 198383
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Sharing the profits from the transaction.

Text: 18 Montilla also points to Caldern's and Zorilla's testimony that they were not going to share the profits from the drug transaction with him. Again, this assertion fails to undermine the strength of the government's case in any meaningful way. The conviction was based on a finding that he was a lookout because he was carefully watching the initial negotiation and observed the delivery from a distance. Whether or not he would receive a share of the profits does not invalidate the evidence on which his conviction was based. Although the conviction certainly would be bolstered by testimony to the contrary, the fact that Montilla was not going to receive a portion of the proceeds does not discredit the jury's finding. It certainly does not create the requisite reasonable probability that he would be acquitted upon retrial. 19