United States v. Sokoli

United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
F I L E D
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
December 8, 2004
FIFTH CIRCUIT
Charles R. Fulbruge III
____________ Clerk
No. 03-51399
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
NDUE SOKOLI,
Defendant-Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court
For the Western District of Texas
USDC No. EP-02-CR-1285-3-DB
Before BARKSDALE, GARZA, and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Ndue Sokoli appeals his conviction of conspiring to possess with intent to distribute 100
kilograms or more of marijuana in violation of U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A)(vii). Sokoli appeals on three
grounds: (1) that the evidence was legally insufficient to sustain his conviction; (2) that the trial court
abused its discretion by admitting a co-conspirator’s testimony; and (3) that the district court abused
*
Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be
published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.
its discretion in its response to a jury inquiry. Having fully considered the arguments of counsel as
advanced in briefs and oral argument, and having carefully reviewed the record on appeal, we find that
there was sufficient evidence to support the jury conviction, and that the trial court did not abuse its
discretion in admitting the co-conspirator’s testimony or responding to the jury’s inquiry.
The judgment, accordingly, is AFFIRMED.