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U.S. v. MORALES

No. 05-2560.

445 F.3d 1081 (2006)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Raul Padilla MORALES, also known as Santos Escmilla-Avalos, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: April 26, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard S. Rhinehart, argued, Sioux City, IA, for appellant.

Ian K. Thornhill, argued, Asst. U.S. Atty., Cedar Rapids, IA (Forde Fairchild, Asst. U.S. Atty., Sioux City, IA, on the brief), for appellee.

Before SMITH and HANSEN, Circuit Judges, and BOGUE, District Judge.

SMITH, Circuit Judge.

Raul Padilla Morales appeals his conviction for conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine within a protected location, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A), and 860(a).2 Morales contends that his post-verdict motion for acquittal should have been granted due to improper venue. In the alternative, Morales challenges his sentence in several respects. We affirm.

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