United States v. John Thropay

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 03-3907 ___________ United States of America, * * Appellee, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the Southern * District of Iowa. John Adams Thropay, * * Appellant. * ___________ Submitted: October 18, 2004 Filed: January 7, 2005 ___________ Before MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, BOWMAN, and RILEY, Circuit Judges. ___________ MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge. John Thropay appeals from his conviction by a jury for possessing cocaine with the intent to distribute it, see 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), and from the…