Legal Opinion
United States v. Hakeem Freeland Segon Funisho Noibi
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 7, 1986No. 85-1450PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
Hakeem Noibi appeals his conviction by a jury on a charge of possession of heroin with the intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). Mr. Noibi contends that the evidence was insufficient to prove either his possession of the controlled substance or his knowledge of what the substance was. We disagree and accordingly affirm the judgment entered by the District Court. 1
FACTS
The defendant is a Nigerian national who has been studying in the United States. During the summer of 1984 he visited in Nigeria, returning to the United States late in September of…
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