UNITED STATES v. HOPPE

No. 80-1388.

645 F.2d 630 (1981)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. William Frank HOPPE, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided April 8, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce C. Houdek, James, Odegard, Millert & Houdek, Kansas City, Mo., for appellant.

Ronald S. Reed, Jr., U. S. Atty., J. Whitfield Moody, Asst. U. S. Atty., Kansas City, Mo., for appellee.

Before LAY, Chief Judge, HENLEY, Circuit Judge, and HANSON, Senior District Judge.


HENLEY, Circuit Judge.

Appellant, William Frank Hoppe, was indicted and charged with distribution of a controlled substance, cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). After a jury trial appellant was convicted and sentenced to a term of four years under the provisions of 18 U.S.C. § 4205(b) to be followed by a special parole term of three years. We affirm.

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