UNITED STATES v. KEY

No. 83-1494.

717 F.2d 1206 (1983)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Billy Wade KEY, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided September 27, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norman Wilkinson, Fort Smith, Ark., for appellant.

W. Asa Hutchinson, U.S. Atty., Steven N. Snyder, Asst. U.S. Atty., Fort Smith, Ark., for appellee.

Before McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge, HENLEY, Senior Circuit Judge, and BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.


PER CURIAM.

Billy Wade Key appeals from his conviction of two counts of kidnapping in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1201. Key raises five points on appeal. First, he argues that the district court did not properly apply Fed.R.Evid. 609 in allowing Key's prior convictions into evidence. Second, Key contends that the district court erred by refusing to grant a motion for a mistrial because a juror allegedly slept during closing arguments and during the giving of the...

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