United States Eighth Circuit

Convictions and sentences for conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance are affirmed over defendants' arguments that the district court erred in: 1) failing to find a violation of a sequestration order with respect to the government's two primary witnesses; 2) allowing those same witnesses' hearsay statements to be admitted as the testimony of co-conspirators; 3) admitting certain expert testimony; 4) failing to investigate alleged juror misconduct; 5) refusing to grant a new trial motion; and 6) calculating a sentencing guideline range.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/11/2009
• Published 02/11/2009

Judges

• JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge., Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, JOHN R. GIBSON, and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael T. Levy, argued, Omana, NE, Alan Stoler, John Vanderslice, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Sara Elizabeth Fullerton, argued, AUSA, Lincoln, NE, for appellee.