U.S. v. WIGGINS

No. 95-4076.

104 F.3d 174 (1997)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Ben J. WIGGINS, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided January 6, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas Johnson, argued, Fremont, NE, for appellant.

William Mickle, argued, Omaha, NE, for appellee.

Before McMILLIAN, FAGG and BEAM, Circuit Judges.


BEAM, Circuit Judge.

Ben Wiggins challenges his drug conviction, arguing that the district court1 erred by: 1) failing to find that the government violated Batson v. Kentucky; 2) refusing to give a requested jury instruction; 3) submitting a verdict form to the jury that could permit a less than unanimous verdict; and 4) relying on the Presentence Investigation Report in sentencing. We affirm.

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