United States Eighth Circuit

Defendants' convictions related to a drug conspiracy that resulted in murder are affirmed where: 1) a packing slip and statements that defendant made after the search merely supported the existence of a drug conspiracy involving defendant and the victim, the evidence of which was overwhelming; 2) the fact that defendant was cut out of the drug transactions for a brief period did not prove the existence of a different conspiracy; and 3) any error in sentencing on count four under U.S.S.G. section 4B1.4 would not affect the life sentence on count two and the consecutive life sentence on count three.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/25/2010
• Published 08/25/2010

Judges

• Roger L. Wollman

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel