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United States v. James

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided May 11, 2009No. 08-2356PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

Steven James was convicted of possession with intent to distribute cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), and conspiracy to distribute cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. The district court 1 sen tenced James to 262 months’ imprisonment. James appeals, arguing that the district court improperly admitted certain evidence and imposed an unreasonable sentence. We affirm.

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2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. United States v. Reed Raymond PriorCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
  2. United States v. Jeffrey H. CollinsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2003
  3. United States v. Lorenzo WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2002
  4. United States v. Efrain Garcia-GononCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
  5. United States v. MinerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. United States v. RodriguezCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
  2. United States v. HendersonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010
  3. United States v. WaldnerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
  4. United States v. GayekparCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2012
  5. United States v. EricksonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010

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