United States v. Medrano, No. 18-1070 (8th Cir. 2019)
Annotate this CaseThe Eighth Circuit affirmed defendant's conviction for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance, possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion by admitting evidence of firearms in defendant's home because the evidence was probative of the charged drug offenses and was not unfairly prejudicial. The court also held that challenges to the statements made by four potential jurors were not raised during voir dire or after the jury was selected. In this case, the impartiality of the jurors who were seated was adequately supported by the record.
Court Description: Loken, Author, with Colloton and Kelly, Circuit Judges] Criminal case - Criminal law. No error in admitting evidence regarding firearms seized in a raid of defendant's California home as evidence at trial directly related the residence to the drug conspiracy charged here and the evidence was probative of the charged drug offenses; argument that comments made by four potential, but excused, jurors tainted the entire panel is rejected as the issue was not raised during voir dire or after the jury was selected; the available record adequately supported the impartiality of the jurors who were seated. [ June 05, 2019
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