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U.S. v. ORTEGA

No. 13-2043.

750 F.3d 1020 (2014)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Porfirio ORTEGA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: May 9, 2014.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied June 17, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric W. Butts , argued, Saint Louis, MO, for appellant.

Jeannette Suzanne Graviss , AUSA, argued, Saint Louis, MO, for appellee.

Before LOKEN, MURPHY, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.

MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

Porfirio Ortega was convicted by a jury of conspiring to possess with intent to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A)(ii) and 21 U.S.C. § 846. The jury found that Ortega conspired to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, an amount which Ortega now disputes. Ortega also appeals the district court's1 admission of 7.2 kilograms of cocaine seized from Ortega's coconspirators. We...

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