Legal Opinion
United States v. Wilson
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 13, 1998No. 97-2122PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDMONDSON, Circuit Judge:
Defendant appeals his conviction claiming that prosecutorial misconduct warrants a new trial. While some of the prosecutor’s conduct at trial was improper, we nonetheless conclude that a new trial is not justified. We affirm.
Background
In 1995, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and local law enforcement agencies conducted “Operation Cookie” — a multi-agen-cy task force established to investigate large-scale drug activity. As part of the investigation, Deputy Leon Paige and a confidential informant negotiated a drug deal with Defendant Kevin Wilson. Defendant was…
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