United States Eighth Circuit

A conviction and sentence for federal firearms and narcotics violations is affirmed over claims of error regarding: 1) the sufficiency of the evidence; 2) denial of a motion to sever the narcotics counts from the firearms counts; 3) denial of a dismissal motion for alleged grand jury error and prosecutorial misconduct; and 4) alleged insufficient notice by government of its intention to seek a life sentence based upon defendant's prior convictions.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/08/2006
• Published 09/08/2006

Judges

• SMITH, Circuit Judge., Before BYE, HANSEN, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John J. Bishop, argued, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger, argued, Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for appellee.