United States v. Dumas

BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge.

Appellant Roland Marshall Dumas was convicted in a jury trial of conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 (1988). The district court (Woodlock, J.) imposed a sentence of 262 months imprisonment, and denied Dumas’s Motion for New Trial and Revised Motion for New Trial based on newly discovered evidence. Dumas appeals this ruling denying his motions for a new trial.

On appeal, Dumas presents two instances in which he claims the district court abused its discretion in denying his motions for a new trial, which we address…