United States v. Irving, No. 10-7012 (10th Cir. 2011)
Annotate this CaseFollowing a jury trial, Defendant-Appellant Ronald Irving was convicted on one count of witness tampering and for his part in a murder-for-hire scheme directed at killing a local law enforcement officer prior to that officer testifying against him. Defendant also was convicted on one count of possession of crack cocaine with the intent to distribute. Defendant was sentenced to 360 months in prison, followed by eight years of supervised release. Defendant appealed his conviction, raising five claims, which all pertained to errors by the court and prosecution during trial. Furthermore, Defendant challenged the sufficiency of the evidence presented against him. Upon careful review of the trial court record and Defendant's appellate brief, the Tenth Circuit concluded there was no error in the indictment, the evidence was sufficient to support the jury verdict and the sentence Defendant received, and that the district court did not abuse its discretion in its handling of the trial. Accordingly, the Tenth Circuit affirmed Defendant's conviction and sentence.
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