UNITED STATES v. PICKENS

No. 22-1292.

58 F.4th 983 (2023)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. John Sheldon PICKENS, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: January 25, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who represented the appellant was Sydney Tombers of Stillwater, MN.

Counsel who represented the appellee was Hillary A. Taylor , AUSA, of Minneapolis, MN.

Before LOKEN, GRUENDER, and GRASZ, Circuit Judges.


A jury convicted John Sheldon Pickens, Jr., of possessing at least five kilograms of cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(A). Pickens retained new counsel and moved for judgment of acquittal or a new trial, raising numerous issues. The district court1 denied the motion...

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