Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Larry Dion HAMMOND, a.k.a. Asst. Supt. Ham, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-08-24
Citations: 194 F. App'x 670
Docket Number: No. 05-15463
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Larry Dion HAMMOND, a.k.a. Asst. Supt. Ham, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before TJOFLAT, WILSON and PRYOR, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 194
Pages: 670–671

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Larry Dion HAMMOND, a.k.a. Asst. Supt. Ham, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 05-15463
Non-Argument Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
Aug. 24, 2006.
G. Richard Strafer, Miami, FL, for Defendant-Appellant.
E. Bryan Wilson, Tallahassee, FL, Robert G. Davies, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Pensacola, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Before TJOFLAT, WILSON and PRYOR, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Larry Dion Hammond appeals his convictions on one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and two counts of possession with intent to distribute cocaine. Hammond argues that the district court erred by refusing to grant a mistrial after government witnesses, on two separate occasions, incidentally made improper references to his criminal record. The district court gave a curative instruction after the first objection, but declined to do so after the second so as not to highlight the improper testimony. Having considered the briefs and after reviewing the record, we doubt that the improper testimony substantially influenced the jury's guilty verdicts, given the weight of the evidence. We also find no indication of prosecutorial misconduct in procuring the testimony. Furthermore, we find no abuse of the district court's discretion in refusing to grant a mistrial.
AFFIRMED.