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121089P.pdf 11/26/2012 United States v. Mark Shore
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 12-1089
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri - St. Louis
[PUBLISHED] [Gruender, Author, with Bye and Shepherd, Circuit Judges]
Criminal case - Criminal law and Sentencing. Testimony in question
referred to the charged conduct and an objection that it was improper
Rule 404(b) evidence is rejected; no evidence in admitting a previously-
undisclosed statement regarding defendant's unemployment as it was
cumulative of other evidence; any error in not striking a detective's
comments about the danger of heroin was harmless; instruction on intent
to distribute accurately reflected the law; district court adequately
explained its sentencing decision and its application of the 3553(a)
factors; a jury is not required to find the fact of a prior conviction for
purposes of application of the Armed Career Criminal Act.