Court Opinion

ID: 9813904
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-31 23:25:12.169858+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T15:32:41.726077
License: Public Domain

ALICE M. BATCHELDER.
I concur in the result that this opinion reaches as to each defendant. With regard to defendant Rayfield, I do not believe that the evidence cited in the opinion is sufficient to support the conviction for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, but I would affirm the conspiracy conviction because, in addition to that evidence, there is evidence in the record that Billy Hyde fronted methamphetamine to Rayfield, who paid Hyde for the drugs later, and that Rayfield purchased methamphetamine in amounts that are not commensurate with personal use. With regard to defendant Perez, I would note that Perez did not raise before the district court the commerce clause argument he makes on appeal.