Legal Opinion

United States v. Dinwiddie

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided August 25, 2010No. 09-2154, 09-2649PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

Dennis Dinwiddie was convicted of four counts related to a drug conspiracy that resulted in murder. Michael Meador was convicted of three counts related to the same conspiracy. The district court 2 sentenced Dinwiddie and Meador to life imprisonment. In this consolidated appeal, Dinwiddie challenges his conviction and sentence; Meador challenges his conviction. We affirm.

I

Sergio Burgos Gonzales (Burgos) was part of a conspiracy to distribute marijuana with Dinwiddie and Meador. Burgos shipped marijuana from Texas via express mail services to Dinwiddie in Tennessee and…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Florida v. JimenoSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  3. United States v. MarcusSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
  4. United States v. Michael BellCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978
  5. United States v. Ronald Glen ShawCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983

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3Cited by18 opinions

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