Pesola v. St. Mary's High Sch.

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• explaining that “[s]tatements that prompt a coconspirator to act in a matter that facilitates the carrying out of the conspiracy” are made in furtherance of the conspiracy
• holding testimony admissible to rebut defense characterization of the evidence
• affirming the admission of testimony under Rule 801(d)(2)(E) and noting that though the district court’s Enright findings were “not as specific as we might prefer,” they “were not akin to the nonexistent or completely conclusory rulings” previously found to be objectionable
• inference of agreement to participate in drug conspiracy may be based upon evidence of repeat purchases and large quantity of drugs
• “Henderson’s connection to the conspiracy, a general conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute drugs, can be inferred from evidence that he was involved in repeat drug transactions with members of the conspiracy.”
• defendant regularly purchased cocaine from co-conspirator and traveled with another co-conspirator to purchase drugs

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