UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. DANIEL JACKSON - Articles

All Content


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Oct 1, 2025

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1: ON BRIEF: Christopher Bazeley, BAZELEY LAW, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellant.

Attorneys 2: ON BRIEF: Carlton S. Shier, IV, Charles P. Wisdom Jr., UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, Lexington, Kentucky, for Appellee.

Judge(s): THAPAR, READLER, and HERMANDORFER, Circuit Judges

Court Appealed: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky at Pikeville

HERMANDORFER, Circuit Judge. Daniel Jackson went to trial on a charge of possessing methamphetamine and fentanyl with the intent to distribute. At trial, Jackson took the stand and insisted that an officer planted the drugs discovered in his car and near his person. Jackson’s story didn’t stick; the jury convicted. The district court then sentenced Jackson to 97 months’ imprisonment and a term of supervised release. Jackson now challenges two components of his sentence. He first argues that the district court erred by imposing an obstruction-of-justice enhancement based on its finding that Jackson committed perjury at trial. Jackson also objects to a supervised-release condition permitting searches of his electronic devices. We affirm.

Attachments: