United States v. Sarracino

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• noting that a sentencing court’s denial of the reduction “should not be disturbed unless it is 19 Appellate Case: 24-7019 Document: 53-1 Date Filed: 07/29/2025 Page: 20 without foundation”
• declining to find actual prejudice when the discrepancy was insignificant between the admissible and inadmissible evidence
• relying on Bordenkircher to reject a defendant’s argument that the prosecution acted vindictively in changing a charge of manslaughter to murder based on his refusal to cooperate
• defendant had a right to confront witness about possible, not pending criminal charges against the witness
• “[E]ven a showing of actual vindictiveness does not necessarily warrant dismissal of the indictment.”
• “We agree with the trial judge that this photo, although somewhat gruesome, was not unduly so and was admitted for a proper purpose of assisting the government’s medical expert in her description of the injuries the victim had sustained.”

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