Legal Opinion
United States v. Sylvan Anthony Pinque,appellant
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 8, 2000No. 00-1052PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
Sylvan Pinque was convicted on two counts of distributing cocaine base (crack) and two counts of conspiring to distribute and to possess crack with the intent to distribute it. See 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), § 846. Mr. Pinque maintains on appeal that the trial court incorrectly instructed the jury on the conspiracy charges and that there was insufficient evidence of his predisposition to commit these crimes. We affirm.
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Mr. Pinque first maintains that the trial court erred in instructing the jury on the conspiracy charges. We would normally review the relevant…
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