222044P.pdf   08/30/2023  United States  v.  Samuel Sherman
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  22-2044
                          and No:  22-2063
   U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas - Central   
   [PUBLISHED] [Gruender, Author, with Kelly and Grasz, Circuit Judges] 
   Criminal case - Criminal law. The district court did not abuse its 
   discretion by denying defendant Sherman's motion to sever his case from 
   defendant Smith's; the evidence was sufficient to support defendants' 
   convictions for witness tampering; the evidence was sufficient to support 
   defendant Smith's convictions for conspiring to possess meth with intent 
   to distribute and his related firearms charge; the district court did not 
   err in admitting into evidence texts Smith sent his girlfriend as they 
   showed consciousness of guilt; the court did not err in permitting a 
   witness to testify that he knew Smith because they dealt drugs together 
   because it showed their relationship and explained why Smith shared 
   information about this offense; the district court further limited any 
   possible prejudice by giving a limiting instruction.