U.S. v. HORTON

Nos. 12-3627, 12-3628.

756 F.3d 569 (2014)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Carlous S. HORTON, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Christopher M. Holmes, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: March 24, 2014.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied May 5, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Ratliff , Ratliff Legal Group, Mobile, AL, argued, for appellant Carious S. Horton.

F. A White, Jr. , Kansas City, MO, argued, for appellant Christopher M. Holmes.

Gary K. Milligan , Asst. U.S. Atty., Springfield, MO, argued ( Tammy Dickinson , U.S. Atty., Kansas City, MO, on the brief), for appellee.

Before BENTON, BEAM, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.


SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge.

A jury convicted Carlous S. Horton and Christopher M. Holmes of multiple crimes stemming from their involvement in a cocaine-distribution ring. They each received a life sentence and each appealed, raising numerous procedural, evidentiary, and sentencing errors. We reject their arguments and affirm their convictions and sentences.1

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