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Unpublished
Unpublished
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
South Carolina, at Charleston.
Solomon Blatt, Jr., Senior
District Judge. (2:08-cr-01155-SB-6)
Submitted:
DIAZ,
Circuit
Decided:
Judges,
and
September 6, 2011
HAMILTON,
Senior
PER CURIAM:
After a jury trial, Carlos Tejada was convicted of one
count of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute
five kilograms or more of cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C.A.
841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A); 846 (West 1999 & Supp. 2011), and one
count of conspiracy to commit money laundering, in violation of
18
U.S.C.A.
1956(a)(1)(A)(i),
(a)(1)(B)(i),
1957,
(West
allowing
the
Government
to
introduce
statements
of
an
Finding no
error, we affirm.
We first address Tejadas challenge to the denial of
his
motion
to
suppress
evidence
seized
from
his
apartment.
that
some
of
the
information
provided
by
the
co-
v.
Kelly,
592
F.3d
586,
589
de novo.
(4th Cir.
United
2010),
cert.
Id.
Tejadas
motion
to
suppress.
The
co-conspirators
were
for
investigation.
the
most
part
corroborated
by
the
police
at
his
trial.
objection
to
The
Government
introduce
was
statements
permitted
made
by
over
an
defendant
and
is
statement
of
co-conspirator
made
Fed.
that
the
statement
was
made
171,
175
(1987)
during
the
course
and
in
(internal
quotation
marks
omitted).
This
For such
in
statements
example,
that
by
business
conspiracy.
alleged
Crawford
541
that
their
records
U.S.
Confrontation
standard of review.
at
many
hearsay
nature
were
or
statements
56
Clause
not
in
covered
testimonial--for
furtherance
(emphasis
added).
violations
under
We
the
de
of
review
novo
It follows
Consequently, the
next
courts
refusal
closing
argument.
address
to
Tejadas
allow
him
During
to
challenge
display
Tejadas
to
his
closing
the
district
tattoos
argument,
during
counsel
wanted Tejada to roll up his sleeves and show his tattoos to the
jury in an attempt to raise questions about the credibility of
one of the Governments main witnesses.
Id. at 445.
with
testimony.
the
intention
of
casting
doubt
upon
witness
procedure.
We
find
the
district
court
did
not
abuse
its
with
oral
argument
because
the
facts
and
We
legal
AFFIRMED