United States v. Joe L. Trotter, United States of America v. $120,612.00 in U.S. Currency, United States of America v. Joe L. Trotter
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Senior Circuit Judge.
Joe L. Trotter was convicted of conspiracy to distribute cocaine and illegal possession of a firearm. He was sentenced to twenty years in prison and fined $120,000. He challenges the sufficiency and admissi*155bility of the evidence. In addition, the government challenges the propriety of the district court’s order taking Trotter’s criminal fine from assets already involved in a civil forfeiture proceeding. We affirm in all respects.
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Trotter was stopped for traffic violations while riding in a limousine with four other men in Little Rock. When the doors opened, a…
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