U.S. v. BILDERBECK

No. 97-1700.

163 F.3d 971 (1999)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ronald BILDERBECK, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided January 5, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael R. Carithers, Jr. (argued and briefed), E. James King, Office of U.S. Attorney, Detroit, Michigan, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

James C. Howarth (argued and briefed), Detroit, Michigan, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before: BOGGS, SUHRHEINRICH, and SILER, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

BOGGS, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-appellant Ronald Bilderbeck appeals his jury conviction for attempted possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, contending that his negotiations for a drug deal could not have been a "substantial step" toward possessing the cocaine. We hold that a jury could easily have found that Bilderbeck's active negotiations to acquire the cocaine constituted a "substantial step" towards possession and thus affirm Bilderbeck...

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