Legal Opinion
United States v. Terry Shaw
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 16, 1978No. 77-1050PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSS, Circuit Judge.
Terry Shaw appeals from his conviction on two counts of knowingly and intentionally distributing a controlled substance (cocaine) in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). We affirm.
The principal government witness, Robert W. Luna, a paid informant, testified that he made two separate purchases of cocaine from Shaw. The two transactions, one June 24, 1976, and one on September 14, 1976, occurred in almost identical fashion. Luna telephoned Shaw from the Narcotics Division of the St. Louis Police Department and negotiated the purchases. The calls were tape recorded by St.…
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