Legal Opinion
United States v. Jimmie C. Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 8, 1999No. 98-2671PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Circuit Judge.
Jimmie C. Johnson was convicted by a jury of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine base (crack cocaine) in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846, and 18 U.S.C. § 2. He was sentenced by the district court 1 to life imprisonment, and he raises a number of issues on his appeal. He argues that this federal prosecution is barred by double jeopardy, that the method used to make up jury panels in the District of Nebraska is unconstitutional, that several evidentiary rulings require reversal, and that the court erred in calculating his…
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