United States Eighth Circuit

Denial of defendant's motion for judgment of acquittal or new trial following his methamphetamine manufacturing convictions is affirmed where defendant waived his argument that post-production waste cannot be considered as part of a -mixture or substance- containing methamphetamine supporting a conviction under 21 U.S.C. section 841(b)(1)(A)(viii).

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/23/2006
• Published 05/23/2006

Judges

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

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John P. Messina, Federal Public Defender, Des Moines, Iowa, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Shannon Olson, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Des Moines, Iowa (Lester A. Paff and Matthew G. Whitaker, on the brief), for appellee.