United States Eighth Circuit

A conviction for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute is affirmed over claims that the trial court erred in its ruling on a hearsay objection to out-of-court statements, and in permitting the prosecutor to define "distribution" in his closing argument when that term was not defined by the jury instructions.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/14/2006
• Published 04/14/2006

Judges

• MELLOY, Circuit Judge., Before MELLOY, COLLOTON, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Nancy R. Price, argued, Asst. Fed. Public Defender, Springfield, MO (Raymond C. Conrad, Jr.,, Fed. Public Defender, Kansas City, MO, on the brief) for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Kimberly R. Weber Dean, argued, Spec. Asst. U.S. Atty., Springfield, MO (Philip M. Koppe, Asst. U.S. Atty., Todd P. Graves, U.S. Atty., Kansas City, MO, on the brief) for appellee.