United States v. Todd Eric Hagan

BENTON, Circuit Judge.

Todd Eric Hagan was convicted of one count of attempting to manufacture a controlled substance in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(B), and 846, and one count of creating a substantial harm while manufacturing methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 858. The district court 1 sentenced him to 292 months and 120 months imprisonment, respectively, to run concurrently. Jurisdiction being proper under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court affirms.

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Hagan argues that the district court’s Allen charge impermissibly coerced a guilty verdict. A challenged jury instruction…