Silk Road — Court record distinguishes causes of death

Reporting and findings

1. documented

   The Silk Road appellate record describes varied death circumstances, including a balcony fall and pneumonia with drug use implicated. The six cases should be described as drug-related deaths considered at sentencing, rather than six fentanyl overdoses or six homicide convictions.

   • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit: United States v. Ulbricht, No. 15-1815, May 31, 2017Printed pages 29–34 and 113–124; circumstances and limits of sentencing findings