United States Eighth Circuit

Convictions for conspiracy to murder a federal witness and for murdering a federal witness are affirmed over claims of error regarding: 1) denial of a motion to dismiss the charges for pre-indictment delay; 2) denial of a motion for severance of the trials; 3) Batson claims; 4) exclusion of evidence; 5) jury instructions; 6) a Brady claim; and 7) a claim of newly discovered evidence.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/13/2006
• Published 11/13/2006

Judges

• BEAM, Circuit Judge., Before ARNOLD and BEAM, Circuit Judges, and DOTY, District Judge.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Carl Haskell, Florence, CO, pro se., Elizabeth Unger Carlyle, argued, Lee's Summit, MO, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• K. Michael Warner, AUSA, argued, U.S. Attorney's Office, Kansas City, MO, for Appellee.