United States v. Jefferson, No. 12-2643 (8th Cir. 2013)
Annotate this CaseDefendant appealed his convictions and sentences stemming from drug-related charges. Defendant's counsel raised numerous issues on appeal and defendant raised additional issues in a pro se supplemental brief. The court addressed arguments concerning the sufficiency of the evidence, sentencing issues, challenges to the conspiracy conviction, and additional issues raised pro se. The court affirmed the judgment of the district court in all respects.
Court Description: Criminal case - Criminal law and Sentencing. Evidence was sufficient to support defendant's conviction on drug conspiracy and communications charges; no error in calculating drug quantity; sentence was not substantively unreasonable; challenge to jury composition rejected; there was no constructive amendment of the indictment or variance between the indictment and the proof; Rule 404(b) argument regarding evidence of a traffic stop and drug possession conviction rejected; district court did not abuse its discretion by permitting the jury to hear certain tapes during its deliberations; challenge to Allen charge rejected; 8 pro se arguments rejected without comment.
Some case metadata and case summaries were written with the help of AI, which can produce inaccuracies. You should read the full case before relying on it for legal research purposes.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.