Legal Opinion
United States v. Joe Louis Simpkins
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 9, 1992No. 91-2474PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HENRY WOODS, District Judge. Background
In a jury trial, the appellant, Joe L. Simp-kins, was found guilty of three drug related offenses: (1) conspiracy to distribute cocaine and cocaine base, (2) possession with intent to distribute cocaine base, and (3) use of a firearm during, or in relation to, a narcotics trafficking offense. He was sentenced to 360 months on the conspiracy and possession with intent to deliver counts and five years, to run consecutively, on the firearms count.
Simpkins raises five issues in this appeal of both his conviction and the sentence imposed by the district…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- United States v. Tracey Donell White, United States of America v. Clarence JacksonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1989
- United States v. John David BartlettCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988
- United States v. Gerald John BerminghamCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
- United States v. HoelscherCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
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