United States v. Milton Nussen

ROBERT P. ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:

Following a jury verdict of guilty, a judgment of conviction was entered against the appellant, Milton Nussen, for conspiring to possess and distribute the drug phentermine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1).1 The district court denied Nussen’s motion for a new trial based on his claim of error in that the district court admitted into evidence certain of the appellant’s post-arrest statements. This appeal followed. We affirm for the reasons stated below.

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