1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.3d
  4. 18 F.3d
  5. 18 F.3d 588 (1994)
 

U.S. v. SIMMS

Nos. 93-2556, 93-2623.

18 F.3d 588 (1994)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Roosevelt SIMMS, III, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Edwin Dwane RICKETTS, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided March 10, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of appellant Simms was James Knappenberger, Clayton, MO. Additional attorney appearing on the brief was Charles M. Shaw. Counsel who presented argument on behalf of appellant Ricketts was Eric Butts, St. Louis, MO.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Steven Holtshouser, St. Louis, MO.

Before BOWMAN and WOLLMAN, Circuit Judges and ALSOP, Senior District Judge.

ALSOP, Senior District Judge.

Roosevelt Simms and Edwin Ricketts were convicted by a jury of possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of a substance containing cocaine base in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A)(iii). Simms was also convicted of using a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c). The district court1 sentenced Simms to 264 months on the...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases