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Parties Involved:
Edward Z. Henderson
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

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The Honorable Howard F. Sachs, United States District Judge for the Western

District of Missouri.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 04-3126

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United States of America, *

*

Appellee, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the

* Western District of Missouri.

Edward Z. Henderson, *

also known as Butch Lnu, * [UNPUBLISHED]

*

Appellant. *

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Submitted: October 31, 2005 

Filed: November 16, 2005 

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Before MELLOY, MAGILL, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

After a bench trial, the district court1

 found Edward Henderson guilty of

conspiring to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base, in violation of 21 U.S.C.

§ 846, and distributing or aiding and abetting the distribution of cocaine base on 4

occasions, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2 and 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). The court

sentenced him to 240 months in prison and 10 years of supervised release. On appeal,

Henderson argues that although the evidence was sufficient to show that he was part

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of the conspiracy, it was insufficient to show that he conspired to distribute more than

50 grams of cocaine base. He does not challenge his distribution convictions.

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict, we conclude

that there was sufficient evidence to show that Henderson conspired to distribute

more than 50 grams of cocaine base. See United States v. Tensley, 334 F.3d 790,

793-94 (8th Cir. 2003) (standard of review). His coconspirator, whose testimony the

district court credited, testified that the conspirators sold about 255 grams of cocaine

base per week out of Henderson’s apartment. Given that the district court found the

coconspirator’s testimony credible and the charged conspiracy spanned more than

three weeks, there is sufficient evidence to support a finding that Henderson

conspired to distribute more than 50 grams of cocaine base.

Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the district court.

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