United States v. Dorsey, No. 10-30278 (9th Cir. 2012)
Annotate this CaseDefendant pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to traffic in motor vehicles or motor vehicle parts, two counts of operating a chop shop, and seventeen counts of trafficking in motor vehicles. The jury then convicted defendant of two related crimes: one count of witness tampering and one count of discharging a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. Defendant subsequently appealed from the judgment and sentence on all counts. The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion in admitting the two witness' testimony about seeing defendant with a Glock or similar gun before the shooting; the prosecutor did not improperly vouch for a witness' credibility; because the detective's remark, though improper, did not prejudice defendant, the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying defendant's motions for mistrial and new trial; and because the sentencing range of defendant's 18 U.S.C. 924(c)(1)(A) conviction was ten years to life, the district court permissibly sentenced him to an 18-year term of imprisonment on Count 22. Accordingly, the judgment was affirmed.
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