Legal Opinion
United States v. Arthur Vesey
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 9, 2003No. 02-3150PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.
A jury convicted Arthur Vesey of distributing cocaine base in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841. The district court sentenced Vesey to 360 months in prison. Vesey appeals, contending that the district court erred by denying his motions for a continuance and for a new trial. Vesey also argues that the district court erred by admitting lab reports into evidence that described the substance involved in the offense as cocaine base rather than as crack cocaine, and by refusing to instruct the jury on the definition of crack cocaine. We reverse and remand for new trial.
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