IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 96-40108
Summary Calendar
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
RODERICK EDWARD SCOTT,
Defendant-Appellant.
- - - - - - - - - -
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Texas
USDC No. 1:95-CR-80-1
- - - - - - - - - -
August 7, 1996
Before SMITH, DUHÉ, and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:1
Roderick Scott appeals his convictions for conspiracy to
possess with intent to distribute crack cocaine and for possession
with intent to distribute crack cocaine. He argues that: 1) the
evidence was not sufficient to support his conviction on either
count; 2) the district court erred by failing to give the jury an
instruction pursuant to Pinkerton v. United States, 328 U.S. 640
(1946); 3) the district court erred by admitting evidence of
Scott’s prior acts of drug trafficking through the testimony of a
1
Pursuant to Local Rule 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this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except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 Local Rule 47.5.4.
coconspirator; and 4) the district court erred by admitting the
Government’s tape-recorded conversations between Scott and two
coconspirators as statements against interest. We have reviewed
the record and the briefs of the parties and hold that the evidence
was sufficient for a reasonable jury to find Scott guilty beyond a
reasonable doubt. Additionally, Scott has failed to show that the
district court’s evidentiary rulings were erroneous.
AFFIRMED.