U.S. v. HOUSTON

Nos. 89-5039 to 89-5044 and 89-5072 to 89-5077.

892 F.2d 696 (1989)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Robert Lee HOUSTON, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Leonard H. COASTON, a/k/a "Tweedy", Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Maurice L. REED, a/k/a "Swanny Fly", Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Donna L. HUBBARD-THOMAS, a/k/a "Dora", Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Kevin Lee COLVIN, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. John Michael JONES, a/k/a "Shorty", Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. Leonard H. COASTON, Appellee. UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. Maurice L. REED, a/k/a "Swanny Fly", Appellee. UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. Donna L. HUBBARD-THOMAS, a/k/a "Dora", Appellee. UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. Kevin Lee COLVIN, Appellee. UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. John Michael JONES, a/k/a "Shorty", Appellee. UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. Robert Lee HOUSTON, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided December 19, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James F. Ostgard, Minneapolis, Minn., for Houston.

Scott Tilsen, Minneapolis, Minn., for Coaston.

Paul Ahren, Minneapolis, Minn., for Reed.

Steven A. Pihlaja, Minneapolis, Minn., for Hubbard-Thomas.

Leon A. Trawick, Minneapolis, Minn., for Colvin.

Mark D. Nyvold, Minneapolis, Minn., for Jones.

Denise Reilly, Asst. U.S. Atty., Minneapolis, Minn., for appellee.

Before ARNOLD and BEAM, Circuit Judges, and HENLEY, Senior Circuit Judge.


BEAM, Circuit Judge.

Six defendants appeal from verdicts and sentences resulting from their joint trial. The defendants were found guilty on various counts of conspiracy to manufacture and distribute "crack" cocaine, of possession with intent to distribute and manufacture cocaine, and of aiding and abetting the possession with intent to distribute cocaine.1 The government cross-appeals, claiming...

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