171126P.pdf   03/05/2018  United States  v.  Casey Peebles
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  17-1126
   U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri - St. Louis   
   [PUBLISHED] [Erickson, Author, with Chief Judge Smith and Kelly, Circuit 
   Judges] 
   Criminal Case - conviction. Viewing the evidence in the light most 
   favorable to the verdict, sufficient evidence supports conviction for 
   conspiracy to distribute more than 100 grams of heroin and possession with 
   intent to distribute 100 more than grams of heroin. Admission of co- 
   conspirator statements under Fed.R. Evid. 801(d)(2)(E) was not an abuse of 
   discretion, as government presented ample evidence that defendant was a 
   member of drug trafficking conspiracy with the declarant and the 
   declaration was made in the course and in furtherance of the conspiracy. 
   Challenge to admission of prior conviction for impeachment is precluded 
   because defendant preemptively introduced evidence on direct examination. 
   District court did not abuse its discretion in allowing expert testimony 
   based upon personal knowledge and experience of the expert. Even if 
   testimony was impermissible drug courier profile testimony, the error was 
   harmless because the courier testified she was a courier. Limitation of 
   cross-examination of officer regarding past instances of untruthfulness 
   was not error, as it is unlikely a reasonable jury would have received a 
   significantly different impression of their credibility if the evidence 
   had been allowed.