United States Eighth Circuit

Defendants (convicted of numerous narcotics and firearms offenses, many of them conspiracy-related) unsuccessfully appeal from various convictions and their resulting sentences. Evidence was sufficient to support forfeiture; there was no error in computing drug quantities for sentencing purposes.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/22/2004
• Published 01/22/2004

Judges

• HEANEY, Circuit Judge., Before RILEY, HEANEY, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Joseph G. Bartogli, argued, Des Moines, IA, for appellant Cuervo., Chip J. Lowe, argued, Urbandale, IA, for appellant Norman., Dean Stowers, argued, Des Moines, IA, for appellant Schoenauer.


• For Appellees:
  
• Lester A. Paff, argued, Asst. U.S. Attorney, Des Moines, IA (Shannon L. Olson, Andrew H. Kahl, Greg Peyton Gaumer and Clifford D. Wendel, Asst. U.S. Attorneys, Des Moines, IA, on the brief), for appellee.