United States Court of Appeals
                            FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
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                                     No. 99-2439
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United States of America,                 *
                                          *
             Appellee,                    *
                                          * Appeal from the United States
      v.                                  * District Court for the
                                          * Eastern District of Arkansas.
Cloyd Cotton,                             * [UNPUBLISHED]
                                          *
             Appellant.                   *
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                            Submitted: March 30, 2000
                                Filed: April 5, 2000
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Before LOKEN, FAGG, and HANSEN, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.

       Cloyd Cotton appeals the district court’s1 denial of his motion for a judgment of
acquittal on a charge of distributing cocaine base, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1)
(1999). After a careful review of the record and the parties’ submissions, we conclude
that the evidence, viewed most favorably to the verdict, would permit a reasonable-
minded jury to find Cotton guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. See United States v.
James, 

, 591 (8th Cir. 1999) (standard of review). The evidence showed


      1
        The Honorable George Howard, Jr., United States District Judge for the Eastern
District of Arkansas.
that officers watched from a distance as an informant equipped with an audio recorder
drove toward Cotton’s residence; the informant returned with cocaine base and
identified Cotton as the seller; and both the informant and one of the officers, who had
known Cotton for several years, identified Cotton’s voice on the recording. See United
States v. Gordon, 

, 98-100 (8th Cir. 1992) (where FBI agent maintained
surveillance outside building while drug informant made purchase inside, and informant
then turned drugs over to agent, informant’s testimony--which was corroborated by
agent’s--was sufficient to support conviction). We reject Cotton’s attack on the
informant’s credibility. Cf. 

(where informant’s criminal history and
arrangements with government to avoid prosecution were brought out on cross-
examination, jury’s credibility assessment was not disturbed). Accordingly, we affirm
the judgment of the district court. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
       A true copy.

             Attest:

                    CLERK, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, EIGHTH CIRCUIT.




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