United States v. Dixon, No. 15-14354 (11th Cir. 2018)
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The Eleventh Circuit affirmed Defendants Chacon, Altamirano, Portela, and Dixon's convictions and sentences for conspiracy to distribute 280 grams of cocaine base and several other charges of drug trafficking, firearm possession, armed robbery, and assault. Defendants' convictions stemmed from their participation in a drug conspiracy in Little Havana, Miami.
The court held that sufficient evidence supported each defendant's conviction for the drug conspiracy; the district court correctly denied Portela's motion to suppress evidence, sufficient evidence supported his conviction for possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime, he was not entitled to a competency hearing, and he waived his right to appeal his sentence; sufficient evidence supported Altamirano's conviction for a violent crime in aid of racketeering; sufficient evidence supported Chacon's convictions for possession of a firearm and for possession of narcotics and the district court did not err when it admitted evidence of his uncharged conduct, when it refused to instruct the jury on entrapment, or when it denied his motion for a mistrial; Chacon's sentence was procedurally and substantively reasonable; and defendants' remaining claims were meritless.
The court issued a subsequent related opinion or order on November 7, 2022.
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