Legal Opinion
United States v. Aldridge
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 15, 2011No. 11-1344PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENTON, Circuit Judge.
A jury convicted Dale Wayne Aldridge of conspiring to distribute 500 grams of methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(A), and 846. The district court 1 sentenced him to life imprisonment. Aldridge appeals, asserting (1) error in denying his motions to suppress, (2) error in admitting evidence of prior drug convictions, (3) insufficiency of the evidence, and (4) violation of the Eighth Amendment. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court affirms.
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