U.S. v. SPARKS

Nos. 90-2854, 90-2855.

949 F.2d 1023 (1991)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Derrell SPARKS, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Thomas McGHEE, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided November 26, 1991.

Rehearing Denied January 7, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Doris Gregory Black and Peter Stragand, St. Louis, Mo., argued (David O. Fischer, on brief), for appellant.

Sam Bertolet, St. Louis, Mo., argued (Steven E. Holthouser, on brief), for appellee.

Before McMILLIAN, FAGG and WOLLMAN, Circuit Judges.


WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

Derrell Sparks and Thomas McGhee appeal from their convictions and sentences for possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), conspiracy to possess a controlled substance with intent to distribute, 21 U.S.C. § 846, and use of a firearm in the course of a drug trafficking offense, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c). We affirm.

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