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073594P.pdf   10/14/2008  United States  v.  Alberto Chahia
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  07-3594
                          and No:  07-3595
   District of North Dakota - Fargo   
   [PUBLISHED] [Shepherd, Author, with Murphy and Bye, Circuit Judges]
   Criminal case - criminal law and sentencing. Evidence was sufficient to
   support conviction for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine; district
   court did not abuse its discretion in denying request for a continuance;
   district court did not err in admitting out-of-court statements of
   coconspirators; mandatory life sentence does not constitute cruel and
   unusual punishment; speedy trial claim rejected; no error in admitting
   notes defendant passed to an unindicted coconspirator while they were
   pretrial detainees as the conspirator's communications with defendant
   could not be attributed to the government for Massiah purposes.