Legal Opinion
United States v. Posters 'N' Things Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 13, 1992No. 91-2426, 91-2429 and 91-2432PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEAM, Circuit Judge.
Posters N’ Things, Ltd. (“Posters”) and Lana Christine Acty were convicted of a variety of offenses related to the sale of drug paraphernalia. Posters and Acty appeal from their convictions, claiming that 21 U.S.C. § 857, prohibiting the sale of drug paraphernalia in foreign or interstate commerce, is unconstitutional. Acty also appeals on the ground that there is insufficient evidence to support her convictions for laundering monetary instruments and for aiding and abetting the manufacture and distribution of cocaine. The government cross-appeals claiming, among other…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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3Cited by49 opinions
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