United States v. Sean Jervitt Hopkins, A/K/A Sean Jackson

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• explaining that “a defendant’s conviction under § 924(c) ‘does not depend on his being convicted—either previously or contemporaneously—of the predicate offense, as long as all of the elements of that offense are proved and found beyond a reasonable doubt.’”
• allowing “expert testimony by [Montgomery County] police officer Lawrence Phillips regarding narcotics trafficking,” id. at 150
• affirming admission of expert testimony that a “small caliber weapon,” inter alia, led an officer to conclude that Hopkins was a drug dealer
• discussing an argument that conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 111(a) would not support a conviction for using a firearm,in connection with a crime of violence and appearing to accept that premise, but rejecting the argument for other reasons
• discussing an argument that conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 111(a) would not support a conviction for using a firearm in connection with a crime of violence and appearing to accept that premise, but rejecting the argument for other reasons
• expert who explained how the materials found in Hopkins’s car led him to believe, based on his experience and training, that Hopkins was involved in drug distribution was properly admitted under Rule 702

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).