Legal Opinion
United States v. Willie Christopher Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 18, 1994No. 93-3418PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KYLE, District Judge.
Appellant Willie Christopher Johnson appeals his conviction 1 by the district court 2 for conspiracy to distribute cocaine, possessing with intent to distribute cocaine, use of a firearm during a drug trafficking crime and being a convicted felon in possession of a handgun in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 846, 841(a)(1); 18 U.S.C.A. §§ 924(c)(1) and 922(g)(1); he argues that the evidence was insufficient to prove either his knowledge or his possession of the narcotics and firearms. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
Because the facts surrounding Johnson’s arrest are critical to his…
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