Legal Opinion
United States v. Ricardo Watkins, Also Known as Mac
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 29, 2007No. 06-3020PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.
A jury found Ricardo Watkins guilty of conspiracy to distribute or possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A) and 846 as well as distributing less than five grams of cocaine base in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(C). The district court 2 sentenced him to life in prison after denying his motion for a new trial. Watkins appeals the denial of his motion for a new trial and his sentence. We affirm.
1. BACKGROUND
From at least 1996 through the fall of 1999, Watkins regularly purchased crack…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- United States v. Darrin Todd HaackCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005
- United States v. SaccocciaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1995
- United States v. Keith Bernard Crenshaw, United States of America v. Kamil Hakeem Johnson, United States of America v. Timothy Kevin McGruderCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004
- United States v. David Staples, Also Known as Andrew N. BlattCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005
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3Cited by9 opinions
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