152510P.pdf   04/05/2016  United States  v.  Tiffany Morris
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  15-2510
   U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas - Little Rock   
   [PUBLISHED] [Benton, Author, with Murphy and Smith, Circuit Judges] 
   Criminal case - Criminal law and sentencing. Evidence was sufficient to 
   support defendant's convictions for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and 
   wire fraud; no error in admitting voice mails where defendant threatened a 
   victim of her scheme as the evidence went to intent and was not unfairly 
   prejudicial; arguments regarding the grant of a new trial rejected as the 
   district court's actions cured any potential prejudice; the district court 
   did not abuse its discretion by denying defendant's request for a downward 
   variance based on family responsibilities in light of the ability of other 
   family members to provide assistance and the need to protect the public 
   from defendant.