Legal Opinion

United States v. Becknell

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided March 3, 2015No. 13-3311UnpublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER AND JUDGMENT *

TIMOTHY M. TYMKOVICH, Circuit Judge.

A jury convicted Amos Becknell of a variety of drug charges arising from a search of his home in Wichita, Kansas. He claims the district court made a number of errors at trial, including improperly allowing a government witness to testify regarding information gleaned from a confidential informant in violation of the Confrontation Clause and the Federal Rules of Evidence, and also allowing the same witness to draw express conclusions about Becknell’s mens rea. In addition, he claims the district court erred before and • after trial by…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. United States v. McCaneCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2009
  3. United States v. PerrineCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2008
  4. United States v. McKissickCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2000
  5. United States v. McGeheeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2012

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