Legal Opinion
United States v. Darryl Joe Blakey, Also Known as "Big Daddy,"
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 8, 2006No. 05-3856PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
Darryl Blakey appeals from his conviction after jury trial of conspiracy to possess 50 grams or more of cocaine base with intent to distribute it and possession with intent to distribute the same amount of cocaine base. On appeal he argues that the district court 1 should have granted his motion to acquit because the evidence was insufficient to prove that he knew of or controlled the cocaine base found in his motel room. We affirm the conviction.
At trial, two witnesses testified that they were drug customers of Blakey and Alexander Rhea. Linda Paulson testified…
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