UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. TRACEY SMITH-KILPATRICK - Articles

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Posted by: Karen Belcher on Nov 7, 2019

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1:

ARGUED: Scott Graham, SCOTT GRAHAM PLLC, Portage, Michigan, for Appellant Tonya Long, UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, Grand Rapids, Michigan, for Appellee.

Attorneys 2:

ON BRIEF: Scott Graham, SCOTT GRAHAM PLLC, Portage, Michigan, for Appellant Tonya Long, UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, Grand Rapids, Michigan, for Appellee.

Judge(s): GUY, BUSH, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.

Court Appealed: Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan at Marquette

RALPH B. GUY, JR., Circuit Judge. A jury convicted defendant Tracey Smith- Kilpatrick of conspiring to distribute cocaine and heroin. She was sentenced to 96 months of imprisonment. She now appeals, raising three arguments: (1) the trial court made evidentiary errors, (2) no rational jury could have convicted her based on the evidence, and (3) her sentence was procedurally and substantively unreasonable. We affirm.