Legal Opinion
United States v. Brown
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 20, 2009No. 08-1378, 08-1384, 08-1385PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Circuit Judge.
Dale Giles, Charmar Brown, and Ever-eada Kouris were convicted by a jury of conspiracy to distribute more than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana. Giles and Brown were also convicted of possession with intent to distribute more than 100 kilograms of marijuana, and three counts of using and carrying a firearm in connection with their drug trafficking. Giles was convicted on three counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm. They appeal, all arguing that the government improperly struck jurors based on their race. Giles and Brown contend that one of the firearm charges…
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