United States v. Derrell Sparks, United States of America v. Thomas McGhee

WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

Derrell Sparks and Thomas McGhee appeal from their convictions and sentences for possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), conspiracy to possess a controlled substance with intent to distribute, 21 U.S.C. § 846, and use of a firearm in the course of a drug trafficking offense, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c). We affirm.

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Several St. Louis police officers were keeping a house at 1334 Semple under surveillance after a confidential informant told them that two persons would arrive there carrying drugs. A car appeared and two passengers, later…