United States Tenth Circuit

Conviction for attempted murder and possession of a handmade knife by a prison inmate is affirmed over defendant's arguments that: 1) the trial court's denial of his motion to dismiss the indictment violated the Speedy Trial Act and his Sixth Amendment and Due Process rights; 2) the trial court erred by excluding the testimony of his expert witness; 3) the trial court should have his granted his request for the production of documents under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 17(c); and 4) the prosecutor excluded potential jurors based on race in violation of Batson.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/04/2006
• Published 10/05/2006

Judges

• O'BRIEN, Circuit Judge., Before HENRY, ANDERSON and O'BRIEN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Tenth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Kim I. Martin, Assistant United States Attorney (Eric F. Melgren, United States Attorney, on the brief), Kansas City, KS, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Melissa Harrison, Assistant Federal Public Defender (David J. Phillips, Federal Public Defender, on the briefs), Kansas City, KS, for Defendant-Appellant.