UNITED STATES v. KOUA THAO

No. 82-2391.

712 F.2d 369 (1983)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. KOUA THAO, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided July 21, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Roehrick, Des Moines, Iowa, for Koua Thao.

Richard C. Turner, U.S. Atty., Ronald M. Kayser, Asst. U.S. Atty., Des Moines, Iowa, for appellee.

Before ROSS, ARNOLD and JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judges.


ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

The defendant, Koua Thao, a Laotian of the Hmong tribe, was tried by a jury and convicted on three counts: knowing and intentional possession with intent to distribute 154.74 grams of opium, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (1976) (Count I); knowing and intentional use of the United States mails in facilitating or causing the knowing and intentional possession with intent to distribute opium, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 843(b...

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