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121430P.pdf 02/14/2013 United States v. Michael Wells
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 12-1430
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri - Cape Girardeau
[PUBLISHED] [Wollman, Author, with Chief Judge Riley, and Melloy,
Circuit Judges]
Criminal Case - conviction and sentence. District court did not abuse its
discretion in admitting pseudoephedrine logs, as they constitute
non-testimonial business records or in admitting special agent's testimony
that purchase patterns of pseudoephedrine were consistent with manufacturing
methamphetamine. Evidence was sufficient to convict of conspiracy to
manufacture and to establish conspiracy involved at least 50 grams of
methamphetamine. Proof of possession of pseudoephedrine, a listed chemical,
was sufficient support convictions for possession with intent to distribute.
District court did not err in imposing leadership role enhancement and
enhancement for creating a substantial risk of harm to human life.