Legal Opinion
United States v. Ben J. Wiggins
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 6, 1997No. 95-4076PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEAM, Circuit Judge.
Ben Wiggins challenges his drug conviction, arguing that the district court 1 erred by: 1) failing to find that the government violated Batson v. Kentucky; 2) refusing to give a requested jury instruction; 3) submitting a verdict form to the jury that could permit a less than unanimous verdict; and 4) relying on the Presentence Investigation Report in sentencing. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
In August 1993, Ben J. Wiggins moved into an Omaha residence owned by Antoinette Prince. Prince, her sons and other family and friends sold cocaine base (“crack”) from the house. Wiggins…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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