Legal Opinion
United States v. Ball
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 22, 2007No. 06-4135PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RILEY, Circuit Judge.
Clinton Ball (Ball) was indicted for conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute more than 500 grams of methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(A), and 846, and being a user of a controlled substance in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(3) and 924(a)(2). Ball filed motions to suppress evidence, which the district court 1 denied. A jury convicted Ball on both counts, and the district court sentenced Ball to 262 months’ imprisonment. This appeal followed. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
In March 2004, Missouri state…
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