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062436P.pdf   05/15/2007  United States  v.  Dennis D. Smith, Jr.
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  06-2436
   U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa - Des Moines   
   [PUBLISHED] [Shepherd, Author, with Loken, Chief Judge, and Bye,
   Circuit Judge]
   Criminal case - criminal law. Evidence was sufficient to support
   conviction for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine; imposition 
   of a mandatory life sentence under 21 U.S.C. Sec. 841(b)(1)(A) did 
   not violate defendant's constitutional rights; witness's non-responsive
   statement concerning defendant's prior incarceration did not necessitate
   a mistrial.