Legal Opinion
United States v. Christopher Elder
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 2, 2012No. 11-2057, 11-2145PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Circuit Judge.
After a seven-day trial, a jury found Troy Solomon and Dr. Christopher Elder guilty of conspiring to dispense and distribute and aiding and abetting the distribution of hydrocodone (trade names Lortab and Lorcet), alprazolam (Xanax), and promethazine from a Missouri pharmacy to Houston, Texas. See 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846. The jury also convicted Solomon of conspiring to commit money laundering in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1956(h). The district court 1 varied downward and sentenced Solomon to 24 months and Dr. Elder to 15 months in prison. 2 The court ordered both…
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- United States v. HurleyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1995
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