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082369P.pdf 02/06/2009 United States v. Ronald Weaver
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 08-2369
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa - Sioux City
[PUBLISHED] [Riley, Author, with Wollman and Bye, Circuit Judges]
Criminal Case - conviction. Sufficient evidence was presented to support
convictions for conspiracy to distribute and for possession with intent to
distribute crack cocaine, as police officers testified about the drug
conspiracy and defendant's involvement and credibility determinations
are a matter for the jury. District court did not abuse its discretion in
the jury instruction formulation; the jury instructions and the jury verdict
form were consistent. District court did not abuse its discretion in
denying motion for mistrial, as government did not violate the in limine
order.