Conviction of defendant for dealing crack cocaine is affirmed where: 1) the district court did not commit error in allowing a forensic chemist’s testimony at defendant’s trial; and 2) the court did not abuse its discretion in admitting evidence of drugs without witness testimony as to how the drugs were handled during testing.  

Read US v. Turner, No. 08-3109

Appellate Information

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin

Decided January 12, 2010

Judges

Before:  Rovner and Evans, Circuit Judges, and Van Bokkelen, District Judge

Opinion by Van Bokkelen, District Judge

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