United States v. Simels

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• holding that unpreserved objections to evidentiary rulings are subject to review for plain error pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 52(b)
• “The Court . . . did not err in admitting evidence about violence committed by gang members, evidence relevant to [the witness’s] fear of reprisal.”
• “[I]f a defendant fails to make a sufficient objection in the district court, the evidentiary claim is reviewed . . . under the plain error standard.”
• “[Testimony regarding prior] witness intimidation activities . . . of which [the defendant] was likely aware . . . was admissible to provide a basis for [the witness] (and the jury) to understand the full import of many of [the defendant’s] statements to [the witness].”

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