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United States v. Joel Smitherman

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided December 6, 1989No. 89-1564PublishedCited by 49 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

Joel Smitherman pleaded guilty to three counts of a four-count indictment: distribution of one ounce of cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and 18 U.S.C. § 2; conspiracy to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846; and aiding and abetting an attempt to kill a federal witness against him in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2 and 1512(a)(1). We affirm.

Smitherman was arrested on cocaine charges in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in the Northern District of Iowa on October 6, 1988, while on release pending sentencing on his guilty plea on an unrelated…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. United States v. Roger JusticeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
  2. United States v. Di PasqualeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
  3. United States v. Patrick John GrantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
  4. United States v. Paul DicaroCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
  5. United States v. Harold Dean Johnson, A/K/A Harold Dean BlaineCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989

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3Cited by49 opinions

  1. United States v. Julio La Guardia, United States of America v. Eredia Josefa Jimenez-MinallaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
  2. United States v. Ernest R. Streeter, United States of America v. Robert Jay CollinsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
  3. United States v. Welton BrownCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
  4. United States v. RogersCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1990
  5. United States v. Kevin E. SchmudeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990

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