United States v. Powell

Betty Lou Powell (defendant) was tried on multiple counts related to a drug distribution scheme run by her husband and son; the jury acquitted her of conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute, but convicted her of using a telephone to facilitate that same conspiracy. She argued on appeal that the guilty verdict was legally inconsistent with the acquittals, since proof of the same underlying facts was necessary for all charges, and the court of appeals reversed her conviction on that basis.