Legal Opinion

United States v. James P. Shoffner

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided December 21, 1995No. 94-2585PublishedCited by 157 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HANSEN, Circuit Judge.

James P. Shoffher appeals his conviction for conspiracy to distribute marijuana. Shoffher contends that the district court 1 erred at trial by admitting evidence of Shoff-ner’s prior state court conviction for dealing in marijuana and by denying his motions for judgment of acquittal. Finding no error, we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND.

In a superseding indictment, the government charged James P. Shoffher and eight others with conspiring to distribute more than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846, beginning in or around February 1993 and lasting through…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Brecht v. AbrahamsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. United States v. Shannon Wayne Agofsky, United States of America v. Joseph Anthony AgofskyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
  3. United States v. Ginger A. Miller, United States of America v. Toni A. Hampton, United States of America v. Jay L. NashCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
  4. United States v. Glennon E. Engleman, United States of America v. Robert Handy, United States of America v. Glennon E. EnglemanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
  5. United States v. Donald Wayne YellowCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994

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3Cited by157 opinions

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  2. United States v. Antwon A. Warfield, United States of America v. Brian M. ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
  3. United States v. Jeffrey H. CollinsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2003
  4. United States v. Jaime Eleazar Bustos-Torres, United States of America v. Armando Magallan-AlfaroCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005
  5. United States v. Charles FranklinCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001

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