United States v. Rodriguez-Soler, No. 13-1527 (1st Cir. 2014)
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was found guilty of conspiring to possess illegal drugs with intent to distribute, conspiring to possess a firearm during and in relation to a drug-trafficking crime, and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime. Defendant appealed, challenging the judge’s decision to admit photos showing him with accused coconspiators and by allowing police officers to testify about the pictures. Defendant argued, among other things, that the evidence suggested he was a conspirator simply because he associated with conspirators. The First Circuit affirmed, holding that the district judge did not err in ruling that the evidence was relevant and that the probative value of the evidence was substantially overbalanced by the danger of unfair prejudice.
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