United States v. Ernest Spiller

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• holding the defendant responsible for dealing 28,000 grams of crack cocaine as evidenced by handwritten ledgers belonging to the defen- dant in which he recorded drug sales
• characterizing a defendant’s handwritten ledgers indicating the quantities of crack cocaine that he sold as admissions by a party-opponent
• characterizing a defendant’s handwritten ledgers in- dicating the quantities of crack cocaine that he sold as admissions by a party-opponent
• “[A]t sentencing, the Government must prove the facts underlying the base offense or an enhance- ment by a preponderance of the evidence.”
• “A party’s own statements offered against him are considered admissions by a party-oppo- nent, and, as such, are not hearsay and are admissible under Fed. R. Evid. 801(d)(2)(A).”

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