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United States v. Stephan Gerald Koonce

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided August 29, 1989No. 88-5361PublishedCited by 47 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LAY, Chief Judge.

Stephan Gerald Koonce (Koonce) was convicted on one count of unlawfully, knowingly, and intentionally distributing or causing to be distributed or attempting to distribute methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846 (1982). He was sentenced to twenty years’ imprisonment with five years’ supervised release and fined $50,000. This appeal followed.

Koonce appeals on several grounds: (1) there was insufficient evidence to sustain the guilty verdict; (2) the jury instructions regarding attempt were in error; (3) evidence of prior bad acts was erroneously…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Mistretta v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. United States v. Ramon Jorge Laguardia and Marina Hidalgo GatoCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
  3. United States v. Manuel OteroCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
  4. United States v. Charles Green LanierCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988
  5. United States v. Jane Elizabeth Milham, United States of America v. Calvin MerchantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979

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3Cited by47 opinions

  1. United States v. RusherCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1992
  2. United States v. Monte Allen ApfelCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
  3. United States v. Kevin TownleyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
  4. United States v. Maggie Louise Turpin, United States of America v. Darryl Lee WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
  5. United States v. HammerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993

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