United States v. Kirk Brockington

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit · Decided 1988-06-17

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JAMES DICKSON PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge: Kirk Brockington challenges his conviction by a jury on drug and firearm related charges. He makes two claims on appeal. First, that he was unfairly prejudiced by the prosecutor’s reference in opening argument to evidence later held inadmissible. Second, that the district court’s jury instruction relating to the charged violation <span ci…

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