United States v. Kessler

Defendant was found guilty by a jury of two drug crimes. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's refusal to exclude testimony of a police detective regarding the value of the methamphetamine. The court assumed without deciding that the government's notice was deficient and held that defendant knew ahead of time that one of the expected topics of the detective's testimony would be the dollar values of the methamphetamine and defense counsel had the opportunity to question the detective beforehand. Finally, counsel never explained how the incomplete disclosure prejudiced his client or why only a more drastic remedy like exclusion would cure any harm. View "United States v. Kessler" on Justia Law