Legal Opinion

United States v. Alvin E. Johnson

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided February 9, 1990No. 89-1024PublishedCited by 48 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SNEED, Senior Circuit Judge:

Alvin E. Johnson appeals following his conviction by jury on September 14, 1988, of two counts of knowingly and intentionally distributing cocaine base (“crack”) in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(B). The lower court sentenced him to two terms of confinement of 78 months to run concurrently. We affirm.

I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW

On July 5, 1988, a confidential informant working with the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department agreed to introduce undercover officer Phillip Craig Inman to Johnson for the purpose of arranging a drug sale. That…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Mistretta v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. McCray v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. United States v. DeLunaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
  4. United States v. Francis William GroesselCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
  5. United States v. Eric Brittman, United States of America v. Eric BrittmanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989

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3Cited by48 opinions

  1. United States v. Ervin Jahue Blevins, United States of America v. Joel Amos Mitchell, United States of America v. Dewey Glen JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1992
  2. Morrison v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
  3. United States v. Gregory Jacen SykesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
  4. United States of America, Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Mohammad Ajmal, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee, Muhammad Afzal and Hassan Sabghat UllahkhanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
  5. United States v. Ruth Lee, United States of America v. Michael SandmeyerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2003

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