United States Eighth Circuit

Defendant's conviction and sentence for one count of conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture containing methamphetamine, one count of money laundering, and two counts of being a prohibited person in possession of firearms, are affirmed where: 1) because defendant voluntarily consented to the search, and because defendant was not entitled to a Miranda warning, there was no error in denying defendant's motion to suppress; 2) viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, a rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime of money laundering beyond a reasonable doubt; and 3) the district court did not clearly err in calculating that defendant was liable for more than fifteen kilograms of methamphetamine.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/30/2010
• Published 08/30/2010

Judges

• David R. Hanson

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel