UNITED STATES v. RUCKER

No. 74-1082.

496 F.2d 1241 (1974)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Vernon Kenneth RUCKER, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided June 4, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Thomas Day, Kansas City, Mo., for appellant.

Anthony P. Nugent, Asst. U. S. Atty., Kansas City, Mo., for appellee.

Before VAN OOSTERHOUT, Senior Circuit Judge, BRIGHT, Circuit Judge, and TALBOT SMITH, Senior District Judge.


VAN OOSTERHOUT, Senior Circuit Judge.

Defendant Rucker has taken a timely appeal from his conviction by a jury on an indictment charging alleged distribution of narcotics in violation of 21 U.S. C. § 841(a)(1) and the resulting sentence. Defendant on this appeal does not attack the sufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction. Our examination of the record satisfies us that the conviction is supported by substantial evidence.

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