UNITED STATES v. SHERMAN

No. 22-2044, No. 22-2063.

81 F.4th 800 (2023)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Samuel SHERMAN, also known as Big Hitt, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Donald Bill Smith, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 30, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of appellant Samuel Sherman and appeared on the brief was Jeffrey M. Rosenzweig , of Little Rock, AR.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of appellant Donald Bill Smith and appeared on the brief was J. Blake Hendrix , of Little Rock, AR.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee and appeared on the brief was Bart Dickinson, AUSA, of Little Rock, AR. The following attorney(s) also appeared on the appellee brief; Anne E. Gardner , AUSA, of Little Rock, AR.

Before GRUENDER, KELLY, and GRASZ, Circuit Judges.


A jury found Samuel Sherman and Donald Smith guilty of conspiracy to commit witness tampering resulting in death. See 18 U.S.C. § 1512(a)(1)(A), (k). The jury also found Smith guilty of witness tampering resulting in death, see id. § 1512(a)(1)(A), conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine...

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