132650P.pdf   07/28/2014  United States  v.  Dion Thomas
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  13-2650
   U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa, Waterloo   
   [PUBLISHED] [Smith, Author, with Colloton and Gruender, Circuit Judges] 
   Criminal case - Criminal law and sentencing. Evidence of distribution of 
   crack was properly admitted as intrinsic evidence and admission of the 
   evidence was not prohibited by Rule 404(b); evidence regarding money 
   laundering was properly admitted under Rule 401; district court did not 
   err in denying defendant's motion for appointment of new counsel as the 
   record failed to demonstrate that defendant was justifiably dissatisfied 
   with his attorney; no error in considering defendant's crack distribution 
   activities in setting offense level as it was relevant conduct and the 
   court clearly considered the Guidelines as advisory; Alleyne argument 
   rejected; no error in calculating defendant's criminal history.