United States v. Therase L. Warren

97 F. App'x 684

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

A jury convicted Therase LaShown Warren of distributing eight and a half ornees of crack cocaine to a cooperating witness on July 15, 2002. Warren appeals asserting the evidence was insufficient to convict him. Having carefully reviewed the record in the light most favorable to the verdict, we conclude a reasonable jury could have found beyond a reasonable doubt that Warren distributed crack cocaine. See United States v. Davis, 357 F.3d 726, 728 (8th Cir.2004) (standard of review). Evidence included testimony by the cooperating witness, testimony by the surveillance officers, transcripts of telephone conversations between Warren and the cooperating witness, Warren’s fingerprints on the plastic bag containing the crack cocaine sold to the cooperating witness, and Warren’s possession of the prerecorded buy money in his pants pocket immediately after the transaction. Any questions about the cooperating witness’s testimony was for the jury alone to decide, and other evidence supported the cooperating witness’s testimony. See id. Contrary to Warren’s assertion, the officers thoroughly searched the cooperating witness and his vehicle before the transaction occurred.

We thus affirm Warren’s conviction. ** See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

** The Honorable Donovan W. Frank, United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota.