BARNES v. UNITED STATES

No. 85-1331.

777 F.2d 430 (1985)

Richard R. BARNES, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided November 21, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norman London, St. Louis, Mo., for appellant.

James G. Martin, Asst. U.S. Atty., St. Louis, Mo., for appellee.

Before LAY, Chief Judge, and HEANEY and FAGG, Circuit Judges.


HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

Richard R. Barnes appeals from his jury conviction of one count of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). For reversal, Barnes challenges the sufficiency of the evidence and claims the trial court erred in its instructions to the jury. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND.

On Saturday, July 21, 1984, Richard Barnes went to the St. Louis Federal Express...

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