U.S. v. MENDOZA

Nos. 88-1537, 88-1538, 88-1560 and 88-1561.

876 F.2d 639 (1989)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. David MENDOZA, Jr., Gerardo Garcia, Luis Pompilio Palacio, and Fabio Ramirez-Salazar, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided May 31, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lee Lawless, St. Louis, Mo., for Mendoza.

Mary Ott, St. Louis, Mo., for Ramirez-Salazar.

Bradley Dede, St. Louis, Mo., for Pompilio Palacio.

Lois Drossmann, St. Louis, Mo., for Garcia.

Fred Dana, St. Louis, Mo., for U.S.

Before FAGG and WOLLMAN, Circuit Judges, and FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.


FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Appellants raise numerous issues individually and jointly challenging their sentences and convictions under the federal laws prohibiting the possession and distribution of controlled substances. For the reasons that follow we affirm the judgments of conviction and sentences imposed by the district court.1

I. BACKGROUND

Appellants were charged in a three count indictment. Count I...

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