Legal Opinion
United States v. Gentles
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 2, 2010No. 19-1306PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMPSON, Circuit Judge.
Defendant Leroy Gentles (Gentles) was convicted on four counts of distributing crack cocaine in Maine. He was sentenced to sixty-four months’ imprisonment, followed by four years’ supervised release, with a special condition of substance abuse treatment counseling. On appeal, Gentles argues that (1) the district court abused its discretion in denying his motion for a mistrial based on “repeated improprieties” in the government’s closing argument; (2) the prosecutor improperly vouched for the government’s witnesses, depriving him of a fair trial; (3) the admission of…
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