United States Eighth Circuit

Defendants' convictions and sentences for drug related charges are affirmed over claims of erroneous denials of motions to suppress evidence, and claims of Fifth and Sixth Amendment violations relating to a court-found fact of a prior conviction and a drug quantity determination.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/22/2006
• Published 03/22/2006

Judges

• FAGG, Circuit Judge., Before WOLLMAN, FAGG, and RILEY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• B. John Burns, argued, AFPD, Des Moines, IA, for appellant Garcia., Brent D. Rosenberg, argued, Des Moines, IA, for appellant Gonzalez.


• For Appellees:
  
• Benjamin J. Stansberry, argued, Asst. U.S. Attorney, Des Moines, IA (John S. Courter, Asst. U.S. Attorney, Des Moines, on the brief), for appellee.