United States v. Colton, No. 12-3874 (8th Cir. 2014)
Annotate this CaseDefendant appealed his conviction for conspiracy to distribute various controlled substances and three counts of distribution of a controlled substance. The court concluded that the evidence was sufficient to support each count of his conviction where the evidence presented by the Government at trial established defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. The court also concluded that the evidence supported the district court's drug quantity calculation for the purposes of calculating his base offense level. Accordingly, the court affirmed the judgment of the district court.
Court Description: Criminal case - Criminal law and sentencing. The evidence was sufficient to support defendant's convictions for conspiracy and drug distribution; the district court did not err in calculating the drug quantity attributable to defendant for the purpose of calculating his base offense level.
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