Craig Thorstenson v. Gale Norton

1The Honorable Lawrence Piersol, Chief Judge, United States District Court for
the District of South Dakota.
United States Court of Appeals
FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
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No. 05-2260
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United States of America, *
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Appellee, *
* Appeal from the United States
v. * District Court for the
* District of South Dakota.
Darla Louise Sanders, *
* [UNPUBLISHED]
Appellant. *
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Submitted: January 19, 2006
Filed: February 16, 2006
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Before MURPHY, HANSEN, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
A jury found Darla Louise Sanders guilty of conspiring to possess
methamphetamine and marijuana with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C.
§ 846. The district court 1 sentenced her to 132 months in prison and 5 years of
supervised release, and she appeals.
Sanders challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support her convictions.
Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, we conclude

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that it is sufficient. See United States v. Causor-Serrato, 234 F.3d 384, 387-88 (8th
Cir. 2000) (standard of review; elements of conspiracy). In short, the jury was entitled
to believe the government witnesses and disbelieve the defense witnesses. See United
States v. Fellers, 397 F.3d 1090, 1099 (8th Cir.), cert. denied, 126 S. Ct. 415 (2005).
Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the district court.
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