Legal Opinion
United States v. Andre Lamont Brown
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 7, 1997No. 96-2648PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
Andre Lamont Brown appeals from his conviction of possessing cocaine with the intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (1994). He contends his conviction should be reversed because the district court 1 erred in admitting hearsay and opinion testimony. He also argues that reversible error occurred based on the district court’s exclusion of evidence about Minnesota state law. We affirm.
The Minneapolis Narcotics Unit received information from a confidential informant that an individual was distributing large quantities of crack cocaine in the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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