(DOWNLOAD) "United States v. Triplett" by Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals * Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: United States v. Triplett
- Author : Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
- Release Date : January 28, 1999
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 60 KB
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Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri Submitted: September 17, 1999 Leonard D. Triplett appeals from a final judgment entered in the United States District Court 2 for the Eastern District of Missouri upon a jury verdict finding him guilty on two counts of possession with intent to distribute heroin, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). See United States v. Triplett, No. 4:98CR131RWS (E.D. Mo. Mar. 2, 1999) (judgment). For reversal, Triplett argues that the district court (1) erred in denying his motion for a mistrial asserted on the grounds that the prosecutor's closing argument improperly commented upon his failure to testify at trial and misled the jury about his burden of proof and (2) abused its discretion in excluding expert testimony proffered by the defense and in denying his request to have the jury view the sites where the offenses allegedly occurred. For the reasons stated below, we affirm. Jurisdiction Jurisdiction was proper in the district court based upon 18 U.S.C. § 3231. Jurisdiction is proper in this court based upon 28 U.S.C. § 1291. The notice of appeal was timely filed pursuant to Fed. R. App. P. 4(b).