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Gamory: Life Sentenced for Drug Dealer

By Tim Cone

In U.S. v. Gamory, No. 09-13929 (March 11, 2011), the Court affirmed drug trafficking and money laundering convictions, and a sentence of life imprisonment.The Court rejected Gamory?s argument that he was wrongly denied a Franks hearing regarding the falsity of an affidavit that supported an application for a search warrant. The Court explained that even if the statement in the affidavit was false, there other evidence that supported probable cause for the warrant.Reviewing the issue for ?plain error,? the Court rejected the challenge to the district court?s admission of a rap video during the trial. The Court recognized that it was error to admit the video in evidence, because the lyrics contained violence and profanity, and was not clearly probative of Gamory?s guilt...continue to full post

Full post as published by Defense Newsletter Blog on March 14, 2011 (boomark / email).