Sixth Circuit· 4/21/2020

United States v. Ryan Sumlin

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956 F.3d 879

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recognizing that “hypodermic needle[s]” constitute “paraphernalia used for the ingestion of drugs like fentanyl and heroin”
explaining that Rule 404(b) “does not apply to evidence that itself is probative of the crime charged” (emphasis added
explaining that intrinsic acts “are part of a single criminal episode,” while extrinsic acts occur “at different times” from the charged offense (citation omitted)
finding probable cause based on affiant’s “personal experience and training that drug dealers . . . routinely keep drug-related items (i.e. records of their drug transactions, equipment, supplies, and weapons) at their residences”
“Though the two used coded language, it is reasonable to believe that during this [text message] conversation, [the defendant] agreed to bring drugs to [a drug-user].”
Fed. R. Evid. 607 “permits a party to proactively introduce potential impeachment evidence during direct examination prior to the defense having the opportunity to present the same evidence during cross-examination”

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