United States v. Conway, No. 12-3809 (8th Cir. 2014)
Annotate this CaseDefendants Conway, Robinson, and Randolph appealed their conviction for various drug and weapons offenses. The court concluded that the evidence was sufficient to convict defendants of the offenses; the district court did not abuse its discretion in determining that the evidence failed to support the giving of a buyer-seller instruction; and the district court did not abuse its discretion in refusing to give a multiple conspiracies preliminary instruction. Accordingly, the court affirmed the judgment of the district court.
Court Description: Criminal case - Criminal law. Evidence was sufficient to support defendants' convictions for conspiring to possess and distribute crack and cocaine, as well as defendant Robinson's weapons convictions; the district court did not err in denying defendants' request for a "buyer-seller" instruction or defendant Randolph's request for a "multiple conspiracies" instruction. Judge Bright, concurring in part (sufficiency of the evidence) and dissenting in part (the "buyer-seller" instruction issue).
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