Legal Opinion
United States v. McCaleb
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 13, 2009No. 06-50387PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Marvin McCaleb challenges his drug-related convictions and sentence to life imprisonment, asserting that the district court (1) improperly instructed the jury, (2) abused its discretion by admitting certain expert-witness testimony, and (3) relied on unproven prior convictions. Because the district court did not (1) plainly err in its jury instructions, (2) abuse its discretion by admitting certain expert-witness testimony, or (3) improperly rely on unproven prior convictions at sentencing, we affirm.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
In November 2004, a federal grand…
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