081006P.pdf   02/23/2009  United States  v.  Cameron Lewis
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  08-1006
                          and No:  08-1085
   U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota - St. Paul   
   [PUBLISHED] [Smith, Author, with Bye and John R. Gibson, Circuit
   Judges]
   Criminal Case - conviction. District court did not abuse its discretion in
   denying motions to sever trials of co-defendants charged with conspiracy,
   as defenses were not irreconcilable. The jury was not required to
   disbelieve the core of one appellant's defense in order to believe the core
   of the other's defense, jury was able to compartmentalize the evidence,
   and severance was not required under Bruton v. United States because
   any violation was harmless. District court did not err in denying motion
   for judgment of acquittal of Tyron Lewis because a reasonable jury could
   have found him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, and did not abuse its
   discretion in denying motion for new trial. Decision to give wilful
   blindness instruction was not an abuse of discretion. District court did
   not commit procedural error in including schools outside Minnesota in
   loss calculation and properly considered relevant factors. District court
   did not clearly err in ordering $39 million in restitution. Sentence was
   not unreasonable.