Legal Opinion

United States of America v. Lavoris Sandifer, Also Known as Terrell,also Known as Darrell Diggs

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided August 20, 1999No. 98-4131PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

Lavoris Sandifer appeals his conviction and sentence on a single count of possession of crack with the intent to manufacture and distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (1994). Sandifer argues that 1) the district court 1 erred in sentencing by admitting into evidence materially false victim impact statements, and 2) the evidence was insufficient to support the conviction. We affirm.

On January 3, 1996, pursuant to a warrant, drug task force officers entered a residence at 200 Courtland Street, Waterloo, Iowa. Inside were Sandifer, Mambu Fulgham, Steve…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. United States v. OlanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. United States v. Juan Ramon MartinezCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
  3. United States v. Michael J. CarrCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
  4. United States v. Evester GordonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
  5. United States v. John Wesley JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983

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3Cited by23 opinions

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  3. United States v. Casey Scott PattenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005
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