United States v. Michael R. Burns

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 04-1512 ___________ United States of America, * * Appellee, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the Western * District of Missouri. Michael R. Burns, * * Appellant. * ___________ Submitted: October 29, 2004 Filed: December 28, 2005 (Corrected 3/28/06) ___________ Before WOLLMAN, ARNOLD, SMITH, Circuit Judges. ___________ ARNOLD, Circuit Judge. Michael Burns was convicted by a jury of one count of conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, see

21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A), 846,…