United States v. Rios-Morales

McKAY, Circuit Judge.

A jury found Defendant Jose Rios-Morales guilty of possessing with ! intent to distribute, more than fifty grams of methamphetamine and conspiring to do the same. He received a sentence of 292 months’ imprisonment, at the bottom of the advisory Guidelines range. On appeal, he challenges the admission of 404(b) evidence and raises claims of prosecutorial misconduct, witness perjury, jury taint, and cumulative error.

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The drug conspiracy at issue in this case involved Defendant, his brother Omar, and co-defendant Felipe Sifuentes. Mr, Si-fuentes, who entered into a plea…