United States v. Bowen, No. 14-40654 (5th Cir. 2016)
Annotate this CaseDefendants Bowen, Vega, and Salazar were convicted of conspiring to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. The court concluded that the evidence was sufficient to convict Vega and Bowen; in regard to Salazar and Bowen's multiple conspiracies argument, even assuming that the district court erred in failing to give a multiple conspiracies jury instruction, the error was harmless; Salazar is not entitled to a new trial based on the prosecutor's improper closing argument because it did not cast serious doubt on the correctness of the jury's verdict; and it was not error for the district court to enhance Bowen's offense level under USSG 3B1.1(b) for his role as a manager/supervisor. Because the court found no reversible error, the court affirmed defendants' convictions and Bowen's sentence.
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