Legal Opinion
United States v. Ernest Sims
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 21, 1976No. 75--1652PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Per curiam
Ernest Sims appeals his conviction of distributing heroin and cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). He asserts the following errors on appeal: (1) that the government failed to prove and the district court erred in instructing that the substances alleged to have been sold by the defendant were heroin and cocaine; (2) that the government failed to produce the informant before or at trial; (3) that the district court erred in admitting evidence as to the nature of the crimes and the lengths of the sentences imposed in defendant’s prior convictions; and (4) that 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A)…
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3Cited by18 opinions
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