Legal Opinion
United States v. Myers
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 4, 2007No. 06-3252, 06-3581PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENTON, Circuit Judge.
Christopher Orville Myers appeals his convictions for mailing threatening communications. He contends that the district court 1 violated his Sixth Amendment right to self-representation by denying a continuance, erred in admitting evidence of other wrong acts, and should have held eviden-tiary hearings on his motions for a new trial. He also claims that the evidence was not sufficient to support the conviction. The United States cross-appeals, contending that the sentence is improper. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and 18 U.S.C. § 3742, this court affirms the…
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