Legal Opinion
United States v. Larry Recio
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 7, 2018No. 17-4005PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ, Circuit Judge:
A jury found Larry Recio guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm. At trial, over his objection, the district court admitted into evidence a post assertedly to Recio's Facebook account that quoted a rap lyric. Recio appeals. He contends that the district court abused its discretion in admitting the Facebook post, and erred in declining to grant a mistrial but instead issuing an Allen charge when the jury initially indicated it was deadlocked. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
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