United States Eighth Circuit

A conviction and sentence for possession with intent to distribute cocaine base is affirmed where: 1) a suppression motion was properly denied as an affidavit provided a substantial basis for the issuing magistrate to conclude that probable cause existed, even without certain challenged information; 2) there was no error in allowing the government to produce evidence about defendant's prior drug sales; 3) arguments regarding findings of crack versus cocaine powder are rejected; and 4) there was no error in the district court's drug quantity calculations.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/23/2007
• Published 08/23/2007

Judges

• BEAM, Circuit Judge., Before MURPHY, BEAM, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Ted E. Liszewski, argued, St. Louis, MO (Mr. Brown A supplemental pro se, on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Abbie Crites-Leoni, argued, Assist. U.S. Attorney, Cape Girardeau, MO, for Appellee.