Takeaway: (1) IONSCAN technology is sufficiently reliable for admission at trial in MDLEA cases, and (2) based the evidence available (i.e. testimony of the size and number of packages jettisoned), a court can reasonably calculate the quantity of narcotics trafficked even if they are jettisoned and unable to be recovered. The Eleventh Circuit’s decision in…
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United States v. Newball May, 846 F. App’x 831 (11th Cir. 2021)
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jorge Ramon NEWBALL MAY, Calbot Reid-Dilbert, Rudolph Randolph Meighan, Defendants-Appellants. No. 19-13114 United States v. Newball May, 846 F. App’x 831 (11th Cir. 2021) (February 24, 2021) Appeals from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, D.C. Docket No. 8:18-cr-00594-SCB-JSS-3 Before WILSON, ROSENBAUM, and GRANT, Circuit Judges. Opinion…