Legal Opinion
United States v. Byron James Miller
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 6, 1999No. 99-1579PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
Byron James Miller, the defendant-appellant, appeals his conviction for possession of heroin with intent to distribute, arguing that the district court erred in refusing to grant his requests for a mistrial based on allegedly improper expert testimony and possible prosecutorial misconduct. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the decision of the district court.
I. Facts
The defendant-appellant is an inmate at the Federal Correctional Institute at Pe-kin, Illinois (“FCI-Pekin”). During a March 15, 1999 visit from his girlfriend, the defendant-appellant was observed…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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