Legal Opinion
United States v. Kelvin Coleman, Also Known as Pete Coleman
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 14, 2002No. 01-2079PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.
A jury convicted Kelvin Coleman of cocaine offenses in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(B) (1994). The District Court 3 sentenced Coleman to seventy months in prison. In this appeal, Coleman argues that the District Court committed reversible trial error in five instances. We briefly address each instance and affirm the District Court.
First, Coleman argues that the District Court erred in allowing an undercover agent to testify as to the meaning of a certain phrase uttered by Coleman. This phrase was heard by the jury when they were shown a videotape of the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- United States v. OlanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- United States v. Cornelius Peoples, United States of America v. Xavier LightfootCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
- United States v. Susan DavidsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
- United States v. MartinCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
- United States v. Andre Lamont BrownCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- United States v. Timothy Martin KendrickCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005
- United States v. Bernard J. Drapeau, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005
- United States v. ZimmermannCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
- United States v. AbumayyalehCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
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