United States v. Peeler, No. 14-2080 (8th Cir. 2015)
Annotate this CaseAn officer testified that he was watching a parking lot, based on intercepted phone calls concerning cocaine sales; he observed what appeared to be a narcotics sale, and followed Peeler when he left the rendezvous. A subsequent consensual search of Peeler’s car uncovered 81 grams of crack cocaine hidden in a door panel. A jury convicted Peeler of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of powder cocaine and 280 grams of crack cocaine, 21 U.S.C. 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(A), and 846. The district court granted a downward variance and sentenced Peeler to the mandatory minimum of 120 months in prison. The Eighth Circuit affirmed, rejecting a challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence.
Court Description: Criminal case - Criminal law. Evidence was sufficient to support defendant's conviction for conspiring to distribute crack and cocaine.
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