United States v. Ford, No. 11-3736 (8th Cir. 2013)
Annotate this CaseDefendant appealed his conviction for knowingly and intentionally distributing a mixture of heroine to an individual resulting in the individual's death, with the distribution occurring within 1,000 feet of a school, and knowingly and intentionally distributing a mixture containing heroine and a mixture containing cocaine base. The court concluded that the evidence was sufficient to support the jury's verdict; the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying the motion for a new trial where no Brady violation occurred related to the government's presentation of testimony from a certain witness; and the court granted the government's motion to strike defendant's supplemental brief where the only documentation defendant provided regarding transcripts from the motion in limine hearing regarding the admissibility of evidence was an authorization-for-payment request to the district court. Accordingly, the court affirmed the judgment of the district court.
Court Description: Criminal case - Criminal law. Evidence was sufficient to support defendant's conviction for knowingly and intentionally distributing a mix of heroin causing death; the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying a motion for new trial based on an alleged Brady violation as there was no Brady violation; court could not conduct a meaningful review of defendant's claim regarding a ruling on a motion in limine concerning prior bad acts evidence in the absence of a transcript of the hearing on the motion, and defendant's supplemental brief on the issue is stricken.
The court issued a subsequent related opinion or order on May 2, 2014.
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