U.S. v. RORK

No. 92-1657.

981 F.2d 314 (1992)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. Brett Lee RORK, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided December 2, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lester Paff, Asst. U.S. Atty., Des Moines, IA, argued (Gary L. Hayward, Asst. U.S. Atty., on the brief), for appellant.

Frank Steinbach, III, Des Moines, IA, argued (Timothy McCarthy, II, on the brief), for appellee.

Before RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Chief Judge, MAGILL, and BEAM, Circuit Judges.


MAGILL, Circuit Judge.

After a jury trial, Brett Lee Rork was convicted of conspiracy to distribute cocaine and of using a firearm in relation to that conspiracy. The government appeals from the district court's1 order granting Rork's motion for a judgment of acquittal. We affirm.

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