UNITED STATES v. TORRES

No. 90-2355WM.

921 F.2d 196 (1990)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Juan F. TORRES, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided December 21, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry C. Pace, Kansas City, Mo., for appellant.

Thomas H. Newton, Kansas City, Mo., for appellee.

Before JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge, FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge, and FAGG, Circuit Judge.


PER CURIAM.

Juan F. Torres appeals his convictions for conspiracy to distribute and distribution of crack cocaine and his guidelines sentence as a career offender.

Kansas City police officers arrested Torres during a drug raid. After noticing Torres's mumbled speech, one of the officers asked Torres to open his mouth and raise his tongue. Torres complied, revealing two small baggies of crack cocaine. Torres contends the district court committed error in refusing...

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