United States v. Carl Simpson, A/K/A Shawn Davidson

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• noting that an abuse of discretion “occurs only when it can be said that the trial court acted arbitrarily or irrationally in admitting evidence” (internal quotation marks and citations omitted)
• finding trial court abused its discretion in admitting evidence and error was not harmless, but rejecting defendant’s claim that evidence was insufficient to support the convictions
• finding evidence of the defendant’s Jamaican citizenship was not unfairly prejudicial
• Proof that a person fits the drug courier profile, unsupported by evidence of drug trafficking, proves nothing.
• reversed trial court’s decision to admit testimony concerning drug courier profile, and undertook full discussion of evidentiary sufficiency to determine whether retrial upon remand would violate Double Jeopardy Clause
• reversed trial court's decision to admit testimony concerning drug courier profile, and undertook full discussion of evidentiary sufficiency to determine whether retrial upon remand would violate Double Jeopardy Clause

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