Legal Opinion

United States v. Billy Wade Key

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided September 27, 1983No. 83-1494PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Per curiam

Billy Wade Key appeals from his conviction of two counts of kidnapping in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1201. Key raises five points on appeal. First, he argues that the district court did not properly apply Fed.R. Evid. 609 in allowing Key’s prior convictions into evidence. Second, Key contends that the district court erred by refusing to grant a motion for a mistrial because a juror allegedly slept during closing arguments and during the giving of the jury instructions. Third, he argues that the district court should have compelled the government to conduct a line-up to counteract alleged…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Will v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. United States v. Otha Lee MahoneCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
  5. United States v. William Clyde LewisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. United States v. DardenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
  2. United States v. HelmelCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
  3. United States v. Sandra Hernandez, A/K/A "Cha Cha," Ronnie Lee Tape, Karen McCalvin Rodney Gilmore, Rickey RogersCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
  4. United States v. ArenalCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
  5. William R. Cody v. Herman Solem, Warden, South Dakota State Penitentiary Mark Meierhenry, Attorney General, State of South DakotaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985

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