Legal Opinion
United States of America, Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Rommel Smith, Also Known as Ro Sleezy, Appellant/cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 27, 2006No. 05-2124, 05-2126PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BYE, Circuit Judge.
Rommel Smith appeals his conviction for conspiring to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base and 500 grams or more of a mixture containing a detectible amount of cocaine and the jury determination he is responsible for 1.5 kilograms or more of a substance containing cocaine base. Smith argues the district court erred by improperly instructing the jury, there was insufficient evidence to support a conviction for the conspiracy charged in the indictment, and his counsel was ineffective. The government appeals the district court’s…
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