Legal Opinion

United States v. Victor Weeks

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided November 24, 1998No. 98-1933PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROSS, Circuit Judge.

Victor Weeks appeals from a judgment entered in the district court 1 following his conditional guilty plea to conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute crack cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 846, 841(a)(1). We affirm.

On January 21, 1997, officer Adam Kyle arrested Newgean Thomas for a traffic violation. Following the arrest, Kyle searched Thomas and found crack cocaine. Thomas initially denied possessing the drug, but later confessed and agreed to work as an informant. Thomas then told Kyle that crack cocaine was being sold from several…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. United States v. LeonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Richards v. WisconsinSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  3. Wilson v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  4. United States v. RamirezSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  5. United States v. Rondell BatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996

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3Cited by21 opinions

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  2. United States v. James Ray MendozaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2002
  3. United States v. Raymond MarionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
  4. United States v. Deandre J. ScrogginsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004
  5. United States v. GuzmanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007

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