Legal Opinion
United States v. Wayne Roenigk
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 4, 1987No. 86-1682PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAGILL, Circuit Judge.
Wayne Roenigk appeals a jury verdict and district court order sentencing him to three years’ imprisonment for committing perjury under 18 U.S.C. § 1623 in his alibi witness testimony during a prior cocaine conspiracy trial. We hold that the district court committed reversible error in Roe-nigk’s perjury trial, in admitting prejudicial evidence and argument of the prior cocaine transactions, and remand the case for a new trial.
I. BACKGROUND.
On February 25, 1985, Roenigk testified as a witness for the defense in the drug conspiracy trial of Edward E. Garrett. The alleged…
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