United States v. Wicks
United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
995 F.2d 964 (1993)
- Written by Sean Carroll, JD
Facts
Law-enforcement agents found various documents in the motel room of Wicks (defendant). The documents contained recipes to make methamphetamine and crack cocaine. Wicks was charged with drug-related crimes. At trial, the prosecution (plaintiff) sought to introduce the documents into evidence in order to link Wicks to drug trafficking. The documents were admitted to enable the jury to infer that Wicks was involved in drug trafficking. The district court permitted the documents’ introduction over Wicks’s objection. Wicks was convicted, and he appealed.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Anderson, J.)
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