Legal Opinion

United States v. Lucas

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided April 30, 2008No. 07-2618PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RILEY, Circuit Judge.

A jury convicted Dale Michael Lucas (Lucas) of attempting to manufacture *863methamphetamine after a prior conviction for a felony drug offense, being a felon in possession of a firearm, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense. The district court1 imposed a total sentence of 360 months imprisonment. Lucas appeals his conviction and sentence, arguing the district court erred by: (1) admitting evidence of other criminal conduct that was irrelevant to the offenses in question; and (2) finding Lucas was a career offender under United States…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. United States v. Timothy Jerome McCallCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
  2. United States v. Corey R. ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005
  3. United States v. Fred WalkerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
  4. United States v. Bennie JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
  5. United States v. Martin G. Wilson, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2003

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. United States v. FarishCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
  2. United States v. SummageCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
  3. United States v. WebbCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
  4. United States v. KirkCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
  5. Cynthia Rollo-Carlson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2020

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