Legal Opinion
United States v. Sean Howell
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 31, 2000No. 99-10573PublishedCited by 560 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TROTT, Circuit Judge:
Sean Howell was convicted of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) after a jury-trial and was sentenced to 120 months in prison. He appeals his conviction and sentence, arguing that the district court erred by: (1) failing to hold an evidentiary hearing before admitting evidence of Howell’s confession; (2) refusing to grant a mistrial after the government failed to inform the defense of material mistakes in the police reports; (3) dismissing a prospective juror after allowing the government, but not the defense, to question…
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