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United States v. Chahia

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided October 14, 2008No. 07-3594, 07-3595PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge.

Alberto Chahia and Kelly Dean Overby were tried together and both were convicted by a jury of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute 500 grams or more of a substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine. See 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 846. Chahia was also convicted of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance. See 18 U.S.C. § 2; 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). The district court 1 sentenced both Overby and Chahia to life imprisonment.

In this appeal, Chahia asserts that there is insufficient evidence to support the jury’s…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Massiah v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Doggett v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  4. United States v. Michael BellCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978
  5. United States v. Ira Jerome MooreCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. United States v. AldridgeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
  2. Michael Dowell v. Lincoln County, MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2014
  3. United States v. SnelsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
  4. United States v. Jonathan WoodsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2020
  5. United States v. Bruce HumphreyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2014

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