United States v. Thomas, No. 07-3135 (D.C. Cir. 2013)
Annotate this CaseDefendants appealed their convictions stemming from a narcotics distribution scheme in Washington D.C. Defendants and six others were indicted, and the district court conducted two trials. The court held that defendants' evidentiary challenges and their contention regarding the submission of unplayed and unredacted phone calls failed to demonstrate that reversal of their convictions was warranted; such errors as occurred were harmless for lack of substantial prejudice; the district court's responses to jury notes impermissibly interfered with the jury's independent role as the finder of fact and the court vacated the convictions on the tainted counts; the government conceded that the district court erred in imposing Defendant Thomas' sentences of life imprisonment in violation of Apprendi v. New Jersey and the court vacated his life sentences for narcotics conspiracy and RICO conspiracy; and the court remanded the case for resentencing and otherwise affirmed the judgments of conviction.
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