United States Fourth Circuit

Conviction of defendant for multiple drug offenses and sentence of 360-months' imprisonment is affirmed where: 1) the district court did not abuse its discretion in excluding the reverse 404(b) evidence as it was not of high probative value; and 2) defendant's sentence was procedurally and substantively reasonable.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/16/2009
• Published 12/16/2009

Judges

• Before KING, Circuit Judge, HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge, and ANTHONY J. TRENGA, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, sitting by designation.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Ann Loraine Hester, Federal Defenders of Western North Carolina, Inc., Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellant.  Amy Elizabeth Ray, Office of the United States Attorney, Asheville, North Carolina, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Claire J. Rauscher, Executive Director, Cecilia Oseguera, Federal Defenders of Western North Carolina, Inc., Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellant.  Gretchen C.F. Shappert, United States Attorney, Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellee.