Legal Opinion
United States v. Tillman J. Bentley, United States of America v. Nathan Platt
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 2, 1983No. 82-1696, 82-2337PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HENLEY,'Senior Circuit Judge.
In these consolidated appeals, Tillman J. Bentley and Nathan Platt challenge their convictions for certain drug-related offenses. We affirm.
I
From the evidence adduced at trial, the background of these cases may be briefly reconstructed as follows. In August of 1981 the president of Advance Engineering, a St. Louis company engaged in the manufacture of pharmaceutical punches and dies, contacted the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) concerning an unusual inquiry he had received in connection with the purchase of a tablet press. While negotiations continued with respect…
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