United States Eighth Circuit

A conviction for conspiracy to distribute cocaine is affirmed where: 1) the evidence was sufficient to support the conviction; and 2) the district court did not abuse its discretion in admitting evidence of a murder committed in furtherance of the conspiracy.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/09/2007
• Published 11/09/2007

Judges

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

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Greg T. Rinckey, Tully, Rinckey & Associates, PLLC, Albany, NY, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Gregg R. Coonrod, Kathleen D. Mahoney, Asst. U.S. Attys., Kansas City, MO (John F. Wood, U.S. Atty., on the brief), for appellee.