John Alvin Payne v. United States

_____________ No. 95-1989EM _____________ John Alvin Payne, * * Appellant, * * On Appeal from the United v. * States District Court * for the Eastern District * of Missouri. United States of America, * * Appellee. * ___________ Submitted: January 9, 1996 Filed: March 4, 1996 ___________ Before RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Chief Judge, BOWMAN, Circuit Judge, and JONES,* District Judge. ___________ RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Chief Judge. John Alvin Payne was convicted under the Continuing Criminal Enterprise statute ("CCE"), 21 U.S.C. § 848, and is serving a 50-year sentence with no chance of parole for his…