United States v. Holt, Jr., No. 13-10453 (11th Cir. 2015)
Annotate this CaseDefendants Holt, Barnes, Barbary, and Lewis appealed their convictions for drug-related offenses. Defendant Hartfield appeals his conviction for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute oxycodone and Defendant Barnes appeals his sentence. The court affirmed the convictions and sentence, concluding that the district court did not err in denying defendants' motion to suppress currency evidence, wiretap evidence, and GPS tracker evidence; there was sufficient evidence to convict defendants of the offenses; the court rejected defendants' constructive amendment and variance claims; the court rejected defendants' claims of evidentiary error; the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Lewis's motion for a recess to prepare to testify and obtain witnesses; the court rejected the cumulative error claim; and the district court did not commit clear error in declining to grant Barnes a downward variance and imposing a 151-month sentence.
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