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U.S. v. DOWNS

94-3404.

56 F.3d 973 (1995)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Ronald Wendell DOWNS, Sr., Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided June 13, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. Lane, Cedar Rapids, IA, argued, for appellant.

Robert L. Teig, Asst. U.S. Atty., Cedar Rapids, IA, argued, for appellee.

Before MAGILL, Circuit Judge; HEANEY, Senior Circuit Judge; and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

HEANEY, Senior Circuit Judge.

On July 1, 1994, defendant, Ronald Wendell Downs, Sr., was found guilty of murder in the first degree for the killing of Gloria Heising.1 In this direct appeal of his conviction, Downs contends that the evidence was not sufficient to establish the elements of murder in the first degree. We affirm Downs's conviction.

I. Standard of Review

In reviewing the sufficiency of the evidence...

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