Legal Opinion
United States v. Beck
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 23, 2009No. 08-2224PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KYLE, District Judge.
Darwin Beck appeals his conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm. He argues that the district court 2 erred when it (1) limited cross-examination of a Government witness, (2) failed to exclude evidence disclosed by the Government in an untimely fashion, and (3) precluded defense counsel from arguing that the police did not conduct a thorough investigation. We find no merit to any of these contentions and, accordingly, affirm.
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND
On September 25, 2007, St. Louis Metropolitan Police officers Steven Schwerb and Jason Chambers traveled to a…
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