Introducing ATLASLearn more
Legal Opinion

United States v. Ismael Aldana Moralez

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided December 10, 2015No. 14-3702PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BEAM, Circuit Judge.

A jury convicted Ismael Aldana Moralez of distributing cocaine and other offenses and the district court 1 sentenced him to 210 months’ imprisonment. Moralez challenges the district court’s admission of expert testimony and sentencing calculation. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

In June 2010, the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department and federal agents began investigating Moralez for narcotics trafficking. Using controlled buys and telephone surveillance, investigators documented Moralez selling cocaine to lower level dealers. He was arrested and indicted on eleven counts of…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. Gall v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. Frances Kern v. Txo Production CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
  4. United States v. Luis Lopez-MedinaCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006
  5. United States v. DukagjiniCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2002

21 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Goben v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2016
  2. United States v. Jami Walking BullCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2021
  3. United States v. Thomas OvertonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2020
  4. United States v. Andrew EspinozaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2016
  5. United States v. Carlos RodriguezCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2019

8 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

View API DocsGet API Key

Powered by the Exa API