U.S. v. BLADE

No. 02-2720.

336 F.3d 754 (2003)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Ronnie BLADE, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: July 18, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Willis L. Toney, argued, Kansas City, MO, for appellant.

E. Eugene Harrison, argued, Asst. U.S. Atty., Kansas City, MO, for appellee.

Before MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, BEAM, and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.


BEAM, Circuit Judge.

Ronnie Blade appeals his conviction for conspiracy and distribution of crack cocaine. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

With the help of a confidential informant (CI), Officer Mario Cathy of the Kansas City police department made four controlled buys of crack cocaine from Blade in late 2000 and early 2001. Cathy first purchased cocaine from Blade on November 30, 2000. He conducted field tests on and weighed this purchase, which tested...

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