United States v. McDaniel, No. 15-3734 (8th Cir. 2016)
Annotate this CaseDefendant was sentenced to 240 months in prison after being convicted of conspiring to distribute cocaine and crack cocaine, possessing with the intent to distribute cocaine and crack cocaine, and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Defendant appeals, arguing that there was insufficient evidence to convict him of the firearm charge because the guns found in his home were not readily accessible. The court rejected defendant's argument and concluded that, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the government, the required nexus exists between the loaded firearms and defendant's drug trafficking offenses. Accordingly, because the evidence was sufficient to convict defendant of the firearms charge, the court affirmed the judgment.
Court Description: Murphy, Author, with Riley, Chief Judge, and Smith, Circuit Judge] Criminal case - Criminal law. Evidence was sufficient to support defendant's conviction for possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crimes.
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