context: In addition, the government's evidence established that Jones once gave advice to Deshields about cooking the powder into an oil base. This evidence is sufficient to connect Jones to the conspiracy to distribute crack, even if Jones himself never sold crack.
citation_a.signal: see also
citation_a.identifier: 94 F.3d 862, 862
citation_a.parenthetical: explaining that "the Government must prove the existence of a conspiracy beyond a reasonable doubt, but upon establishing the conspiracy, only a slight connection need be made linking a defendant to the conspiracy to support a conspiracy conviction, although this connection also must be proved beyond a reasonable doubt"
citation_a.sentence: See United States v. Banks, 10 F.3d 1044, 1054 (4th Cir.1993) (“It is of course elementary that one may be a member of a conspiracy ... mthout taking part in the full range of its activities. ...” (emphasis added)); see also Burgos, 94 F.3d at 862 (explaining that “the Government must prove the existence of a conspiracy beyond a reasonable doubt, but upon establishing the conspiracy, only a slight connection need be made linking a defendant to the conspiracy to support a conspiracy conviction, although this connection also must be proved beyond a reasonable doubt”).
citation_b.signal: see
citation_b.identifier: 10 F.3d 1044, 1054
citation_b.parenthetical: "It is of course elementary that one may be a member of a conspiracy ... mthout taking part in the full range of its activities. ..." (emphasis added
citation_b.sentence: See United States v. Banks, 10 F.3d 1044, 1054 (4th Cir.1993) (“It is of course elementary that one may be a member of a conspiracy ... mthout taking part in the full range of its activities. ...” (emphasis added)); see also Burgos, 94 F.3d at 862 (explaining that “the Government must prove the existence of a conspiracy beyond a reasonable doubt, but upon establishing the conspiracy, only a slight connection need be made linking a defendant to the conspiracy to support a conspiracy conviction, although this connection also must be proved beyond a reasonable doubt”).