Legal Opinion

United States v. Berger

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided February 2, 2009No. 08-1888PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BENTON, Circuit Judge.

John Berger was charged with possession with intent to distribute 1, 4 butane-diol or BDO (Count I), distribution of cocaine (Count II), distribution of BDO with the death of Tressa Gross resulting (Count III), and possession with intent to distribute BDO with the death of Tressa Gross resulting (Count IV). In the district court, 2 Berger pled guilty to Counts I and II and the lesser-included charges of Counts III and IV, without the death-resulting clauses.

Berger challenges his conviction for the three counts involving BDO, a statutory analogue of gamma-hydroxybutyric…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. United States v. James R. TurcotteCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
  2. United States v. HowellCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
  3. United States v. Wade BambergCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
  4. Moore v. Forrest City School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
  5. Ryan v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. United States v. BarrazaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
  2. United States v. ClarkeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
  3. Giron v. City of AlexanderDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 2010
  4. United States v. Eric PriceCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2017
  5. United States v. Mark PalmerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2019

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