Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Keitus Leo HURT, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-06-15
Citations: 228 F. App'x 932
Docket Number: No. 06-15895
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Keitus Leo HURT, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before ANDERSON, BARKETT and WILSON, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 228
Pages: 932–932

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Keitus Leo HURT, Defendant-Appellant.
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
No. 06-15895
Non-Argument Calendar.
June 15, 2007.
Dean S. Daskal, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Columbus, GA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Francis N. Ford, Adams & Ford, LLP, Eatonton, GA, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before ANDERSON, BARKETT and WILSON, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Keitus Leo Hurt ("Hurt") appeals his convictions for possession of cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 844(a); use of a place for the purpose of distributing a substance containing cocaine base in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 856(a)(1) and (b); and possession with the intent to distribute more than 50 grams of a substance containing cocaine base in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(A). Hurt argues that there was insufficient evidence to allow a rational fact finder to conclude that the b eyonda-reasonable-doubt standard had been met. Upon de novo review, and after reviewing the briefs and record, we find that there was more than sufficient evidence for a reasonable jury to find Hurt guilty of the crimes with which he was charged. The testimony of Adam Hill, the only passenger in the car when Hurt was arrested, and the testimony of Connie Simms, Hurt's former girlfriend who resided at the home where police found drugs that Hurt had stashed, both support the verdict. Moreover, the jury could have found Hurt's testimony in his own defense incredible. Accordingly, we affirm the convictions.
AFFIRMED.