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UNITED STATES v. WHITELAW

Nos. 95-3553WM, 95-3650WM.

86 F.3d 788 (1996)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Michael D. WHITELAW, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Steven MERRITT, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided June 12, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David H. Johnson, argued, Kansas City, MO, for appellant Whitelaw.

John E. Cash, argued, Kansas City, MO (Willard B. Bunch, on the brief), for appellant Merritt.

William L. Meiners, Asst. U.S. Atty., Kansas City, MO, argued, for appellee.

Before FAGG, JOHN R. GIBSON, and BOWMAN, Circuit Judges.

FAGG, Circuit Judge.

Michael D. Whitelaw and Steven Merritt appeal their drug-related convictions. We affirm.

Whitelaw and Merritt contend the district court improperly admitted a substance into evidence that was seized when they were arrested and later analyzed as cocaine because the Government failed to establish a proper chain of custody. We cannot agree. Whitelaw and Merritt do not quarrel with the arresting officer's testimony explaining how he seized...

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