United States Sixth Circuit

Conviction of defendant for conspiracy to distribute cocaine is affirmed where: 1) the circumstances of defendant's 2005 confession do not show involuntariness; 2) defendant's claim that the district court violated Rule 404(b) of the Federal Rules of Evidence in admitting the confession is without merit; 3) the jury had plenty of reasons to find defendant guilty; 4) the evidence presented at trial did not depart from the conduct charged in the indictment; and 5) ample evidence supports the district court's finding defendant responsible for more than 150 kilograms of cocaine at sentencing.

Appellate Information

• Argued 07/08/2010
• Decided 07/08/2010
• Published 07/08/2010

Judges

• SUTTON

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael D. Oppenheimer, B. René Shekmer