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United States v. Davis

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided July 25, 2008No. 07-2156, 07-2158PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

Marcus Davis and Stephen Edwards were convicted of one count of malicious use of fire causing personal injury and death in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 844(i). On appeal, Davis and Edwards argue that there was insufficient evidence to support the verdict and that the district court1 made several errors concerning the use of out-of-court statements admitted into evidence during the trial. We affirm.

I. Background

On March 6, 2000, a fire began at 845 Cross Park Avenue, a twelve-unit apartment complex in Iowa City, Iowa. Kurtis and Laura Miller were residents of the building.…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Richardson v. MarshSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  3. Zafiro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  4. United States v. Cleophus Davis, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
  5. United States v. Keith Bernard Crenshaw, United States of America v. Kamil Hakeem Johnson, United States of America v. Timothy Kevin McGruderCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004

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3Cited by34 opinions

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  3. Dawn Lawrey v. Kearney Clinic, P.C.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2014
  4. United States v. HawkinsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
  5. United States v. Christopher Payne-OwensCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2017

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