Is there any case law where a defendant need only have played a minor or "slight" role in the conspiracy?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Lugpong, 933 F.2d 1017 (9th Cir. 1991):
The district court erred, however, when it attempted to explain to the jury that a defendant need only have played a minor or "slight" role in the conspiracy, instructing the jury that it could find a connection based on slight evidence. This instruction was incorrect. See United States v. Esparza, 876 F.2d 1390, 1392 (9th Cir.1989).
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