United States v. Richard Davis

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 04-2589 ___________ United States of America, * * Plaintiff/Appellee * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * Eastern District of Missouri. Richard Lawrence Davis, * * Defendant/Appellant. * ___________ Submitted: April 12, 2005 Filed: August 8, 2005 ___________ Before MURPHY, BRIGHT and MELLOY, Circuit Judges. ___________ MURPHY, Circuit Judge. After Richard Lawrence Davis was convicted by a jury of possessing more than 50 grams of crack cocaine with the intent to distribute, his motion for a new…