Legal Opinion

United States v. Damien Wells

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided January 30, 2004No. 02-2233PublishedCited by 85 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BYE, Circuit Judge.

Damion 1 Wells appeals his conviction for possession of crack cocaine with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841. He does so making four arguments, none of which are compelling. We therefore affirm the decision of the district court. 2

I

On February 16, 2001, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) and the Omaha City Police Department undertook a joint investigation on a tip. A confidential informant revealed he had purchased crack cocaine from someone he knew as “Fat Boy,” described as a portly African-American.

The informant explained that, to…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  2. Ashe v. SwensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. United States v. RossSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. New York v. BeltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  5. Dowling v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1990

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3Cited by85 opinions

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  4. United States v. JohnsonDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 2005
  5. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, — v. MELVIN LUIS VELAZQUEZ-RIVERA, —Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004

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