United States v. Samuel Ford

SMITH, Circuit Judge.

A jury convicted Samuel Ford (“Ford”) of knowingly and intentionally distributing a mixture of heroin to Joseph Scolaro resulting in Scolaro’s death, with the distribution occurring within 1,000 feet of a school, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(C), 851, and 860(a) (“Count I”), and knowingly and intentionally distributing a mixture containing heroin and a mixture containing cocaine base, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(C), and 851 (“Count II”). Ford moved for a new trial alleging that the prosecution committed a Brady 1 violation. The…