Legal Opinion
United States v. Donnell
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 4, 2010No. 08-2543, 08-3102, 08-3539, 09-1580PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.
This case arises out of an investigation into the distribution of methylenedioxymethamphetamine (ecstasy) and other illegal drugs in Kansas City, Missouri. A fourth superseding indictment charged twenty-eight defendants with conspiracy to distribute and distribution of ecstasy and other drugs. Twenty-three of the defendants pled guilty. Four defendants, Raphael Donnell, Dempsey Johnson, Dung Nguyen and Boun Rattanavong, went to trial on the conspiracy to distribute count, the sole charge against them. 1 A jury found each guilty of conspiracy, and the defendants now…
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