Legal Opinion
United States v. Kirk Brockington
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 17, 1988No. 87-5600PublishedCited by 137 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES DICKSON PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge:
Kirk Brockington challenges his conviction by a jury on drug and firearm related charges. He makes two claims on appeal. First, that he was unfairly prejudiced by the prosecutor’s reference in opening argument to evidence later held inadmissible. Second, that the district court’s jury instruction relating to the charged violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1), allowed the jury to convict him on less than sufficient evidence to establish the crime. We reject these contentions and affirm.
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- United States v. Richard StewartCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- United States v. Adam David HernandezCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
- United States v. Wright-BarkerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
- United States v. Naylor R. Harrison, Jr., United States of America v. Jay C. WisslerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1983
- United States v. Kenny Derosa A/K/A Pup, in No. 76-1642 Appeal of Brando Rosetta, in No. 76-1643Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by137 opinions
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- United States v. James GarrettCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- United States v. Rahn Kristopher Willis, A/K/A Darin Andre SmithCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1993
- United States v. Jorge Feliz-Cordero and Alexander Feliz-EncarnacionCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
- United States v. Norman D. Wright, United States of America v. George W. Kirby, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991
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