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UNITED STATES v. PORTER

No. 76-1438.

544 F.2d 936 (1976)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Jackie PORTER, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided November 5, 1976.

Rehearing Denied December 9, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert H. Wendt, St. Louis, Mo., for appellant.

Richard E. Coughlin, Asst. U. S. Atty., St. Louis, Mo., for appellee; Barry A. Short, U. S. Atty, St. Louis, Mo., on brief.

Before LAY, ROSS and HENLEY, Circuit Judges.

ROSS, Circuit Judge.

Jackie Thomas Porter appeals from his conviction on three counts of distribution of heroin and use of a communication facility in furtherance of the distribution of heroin. We affirm.

The evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the government, shows that on December 15, 1975, a sale of heroin was arranged between a government informant named George Groves and the defendant Porter. The...

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