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Parties Involved:
Juan Antonio Pena-Torres
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 15-4071

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff - Appellee,

v.

JUAN ANTONIO PENA-TORRES, a/k/a C-Money, a/k/a Anthony,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern 

District of Virginia, at Alexandria. James C. Cacheris, Senior

District Judge. (1:14-cr-00310-JCC-1)

Submitted: August 24, 2015 Decided: October 22, 2015

Before DUNCAN, WYNN, and HARRIS, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Geremy C. Kamens, Acting Federal Public Defender, Patrick L. 

Bryant, Appellate Attorney, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellant. 

Dana J. Boente, United States Attorney, Richard D. Cooke, 

Assistant United States Attorney, Richmond, Virginia, for 

Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM

Juan Antonio Pena-Torres appeals his conviction for 

distribution of cocaine. He moved for a new trial, alleging 

that the Government engaged in prosecutorial misconduct and that 

evidence relating to counts dismissed mid-trial prejudiced his 

right to a fair trial on the remaining count. We have reviewed 

the parties’ briefs and the record on appeal and find no 

reversible error in the denial of Pena-Torres’ motion for a new 

trial. Accordingly, we affirm the denial of relief for the 

reasons stated by the district court, see United States v. PenaTorres, No. 1:14-cr-00310-JCC (E.D. Va. Dec. 18, 2014), and 

affirm the conviction.∗

We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal 

contentions are adequately presented in the materials before 

this court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

 

AFFIRMED

 ∗ Pena-Torres does not challenge the sentence imposed by the 

district court

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