U.S. v. PADILLA

Nos. 87-2434, 87-2435, 87-2457, 88-1937, 88-1996 and 88-1997.

869 F.2d 372 (1989)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Armando PADILLA, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. William CHIPPAS, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. James PERCHEITTE, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

February 23, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William E. Taylor, St. Louis, Mo., for Chippas.

Robert Ramsey, Clayton, Mo., for Padilla.

Suzanne Philbrick, Oak Lawn, Ill., for Percheitte.

Mitchell F. Stevens, Asst. U.S. Atty., St. Louis, Mo., for U.S.

Before ARNOLD and JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judges, and ROSENBAUM, District Judge.


ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

Armando Padilla, William Chippas, and James Percheitte bring this appeal from their convictions and sentences under the federal narcotics statutes. Each defendant was indicted for distribution of cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), and conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. After a week-long trial, the jury found each of the defendants guilty on both counts of the indictment...

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