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- Title: United States V. West
- Author : United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- Release Date : January 09, 1987
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 56 KB
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Appellant Harvey Edward West was convicted by a jury of committing first-degree murder in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1111, 1151, and 1153.*fn1 He appeals from his conviction, alleging that the conviction was not supported by sufficient evidence and that the district court erred when it denied his request for a short continuance so that he could produce a defense witness. While we hold that the evidence was sufficient, we conclude that the district court abused its discretion in denying West's request for a continuance. Accordingly, we reverse the conviction and remand for a new trial.