United States v. Keith Newman

CLARK, Chief Judge:

Keith Newman appeals his conviction for conspiracy to distribute and distribution of cocaine. Finding no Jencks Act or Brady violations, that evidence of Newman’s prior convictions was properly admitted and that the district court was within its discretion in refusing to admit the testimony of Newman’s expert psychiatric witness, we affirm.

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In May 1986, a federal grand jury returned a four count indictment charging Keith Newman, his wife Andrea Newman and their housekeeper, Paula Trim, with conspiracy to distribute cocaine and distribution of cocaine in violation of 21…