UNITED STATES v. SLEDGE

No. 23-1096, No. 23-1099.

108 F.4th 659 (2024)

UNITED STATES of America, Petitioner-Appellee v. Darius SLEDGE, also known as Ace, also known as Man Man, also known as Frank, also known as Frank Love, also known as Gary, also known as Bill, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Baquan Sledge, also known as Sledge, also known as Rell, also known as TJ, also known as Matthew Pierce, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: July 16, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant in 23-1096 and appeared on the brief was Thomas M. Jackson, of Bismarck, ND. Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant in 23-1099 was Meghann Joyce, of Sioux Falls, SD. The following attorney(s) appeared on the appellant brief in 23-1099; Theodore T. Sandberg, of Grand Forks, ND.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee and appeared on the brief was Lori Helen Conroy, AUSA, of Fargo, ND. The following attorney(s) appeared on the appellee brief; Dawn M Deitz, AUSA, of Fargo, ND.

Before GRUENDER, SHEPHERD, and GRASZ, Circuit Judges.


Darius Sledge and Baquan Sledge were indicted on five counts stemming from their participation in, and leadership of, a drug distribution conspiracy in North Dakota. Following a jury trial, Baquan was found guilty on all counts, and Darius on all but one. Both now appeal, asserting various points of error. Having jurisdiction...

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