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U.S. v. JEAN-GUERRIER

No. 11-1884.

666 F.3d 1087 (2012)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Reginald JEAN-GUERRIER, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: February 2, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Erin Griebel , argued, Adam Douglas Fein , on the brief, St. Louis, MO, for appellant.

Allison Hart Behrens , argued, Antoinette Decker , on the brief, St. Louis, MO, for appellee.

Before MURPHY, BYE, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.

MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

Reginald Jean-Guerrier was convicted by a jury of possessing over 100 kilograms of marijuana with intent to distribute. While testifying at trial, Jean-Guerrier spoke with a pronounced Haitian accent. Afterward the district court1 permitted rebuttal testimony from a court security officer who had heard Jean-Guerrier speaking on the phone during trial recesses in unaccented English. Testimony was also allowed about...

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