U.S. v. THOMAS

No. 04-2478.

398 F.3d 1058 (2005)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Corey R. THOMAS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: February 23, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael A. Gross, argued, St. Louis, MO (John D. Stobbs II, on the brief), for appellant.

Dean R. Hoag, argued, Asst. U.S. Atty., St. Louis, MO (James G. Martin, on the brief), for appellee.

Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.


MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

A jury convicted Corey R. Thomas of possessing with the intent to distribute more than 50 grams of cocaine base, and he received a mandatory life sentence because he had two prior convictions for distributing crack. Thomas appeals, arguing that the district court1 abused its discretion by admitting evidence of his prior crimes and from a search of his home and that his mandatory minimum life sentence violated the...

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