Legal Opinion
United States v. Clay
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 10, 2012No. 09-5568PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARBLEY, D.J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which MOORE, J., joined. KETHLEDGE, J. (pp. 702-05), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.
OPINION
ALGENON L. MARBLEY, District Judge.
Defendant-Appellant Gary Clay appeals his convictions of carjacking and brandishing a firearm, contending that the district court erred in admitting evidence of prior bad acts, in denying his Rule 29 motion for acquittal, and in denying his motion for a downward variance at sentencing. Because the district court erred in admitting evidence of prior bad acts and the errors were not harmless, we REVERSE…
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