United States v. Encarnacion, No. 21-1165 (1st Cir. 2022)
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The First Circuit affirmed Defendant's convictions for certain drug-trafficking offenses, holding that Defendant was not entitled to relief on any of its allegations of error.
After a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute and possession of cocaine with like intent. On appeal, Defendant raised four claims of error. The First Circuit affirmed, holding (1) the district court did not err in denying Defendant's motion to suppress the fruits of a wiretap; (2) the district court did not abuse its discretion in removing a juror for cause; (3) there was no plain error in the court's challenged evidentiary rulings; and (4) the district court did not abuse its discretion in determining that the probative value of certain intercepted phone calls was not substantially outweighed by any unfairly prejudicial effect.
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