United States Eighth Circuit

A conviction and sentence for conspiracy to distribute, and possession with intent to distribute, crack cocaine, is affirmed over claims of error regarding: 1) insufficiency of the evidence; 2) a variance between the indictment and the evidence; and 3) error in denying a sixty-percent downward variance from the range set by the U.S.S.G.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/06/2007
• Published 06/06/2007

Judges

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

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Gregory C. Damman, argued, Seward, NE, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Steven A. Russell, Asst. U.S. Atty., argued, Lincoln, NE (Sara E. Fullerton, Asst. U.S. Atty., Lincoln, NE, on the brief), for appellee.