United States Eighth Circuit

A conviction and sentence for conspiring to distribute and possessing with the intent to distribute crack cocaine is affirmed where: 1) there was no error in the admission of drugs purchased from defendant during a controlled buy by a cooperating witness; 2) the evidence was sufficient to support the conviction; 3) the application at sentencing of a specific offense characteristic for possession of a dangerous weapon was not clearly erroneous; and 4) the 292-month sentence was not unreasonable.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/09/2007
• Published 07/09/2007

Judges

• COLLOTON, Circuit Judge., Before COLLOTON, BRIGHT, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Julie A. Frank, Omaha, NE.


• For Appellees:
  
• Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Janice M. Lipovsky, Special AUSA, Lincoln, NE.