UNITED STATES v. HAMMOND

No. 80-1439.

642 F.2d 248 (1981)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Richard Dunham HAMMOND, Jr., Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided March 4, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel M. Scott, Federal Public Defender, District of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn., for appellant.

Richard E. Vosepka, Asst. U. S. Atty. (argued), Thomas K. Berg, U. S. Atty., District of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn., Betsy De La Vega, Legal Intern, for appellee.

Before HEANEY, ROSS and McMILLIAN, Circuit Judges.


HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Richard Dunham Hammond, Jr., was charged with violating 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (possession of controlled substance with intent to distribute) and 21 U.S.C. § 846 (conspiracy). He was tried jointly with his co-conspirator William Roger Boone and a jury returned a verdict of guilty on both counts. We affirm.

The evidence presented at trial concerned two sales of cocaine arranged by appellant Hammond — one on December...

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