Opinion ID: 179514
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Heading: Humphrey's Testimony

Text: Stanley Humphrey was one of the friends who brought Henderson back to Columbus from Atlanta after the 1981 Macon bank robbery. Humphrey testified for the prosecution at trial. He testified that when they returned to Columbus, Henderson offered him Coy Washington's cut from the robbery ... but I needed to make her disappear. R. 160-9, trial tr. vol. VIII, p. 177. Humphrey explained, [Henderson] wanted me to kill Coy and get rid of the body ... because he knew the FBI was going to be questioning her. Id. at 177-79. Humphrey was unsure about carrying out Henderson's plan, but his involvement became a moot question when Humphrey was arrested shortly thereafter and eventually imprisoned for a different murder. Henderson now contends this evidence should not have been admitted. Again, evidence of Henderson's desire to have Washington killed was relevant to prove his retaliatory motive. Humphrey's testimony about Henderson's offer to pay him for killing her was intrinsic to the crime charged and was not, therefore, Rule 404(b) evidence. See Gonzalez, 501 F.3d at 638-39; Everett, 270 F.3d at 992. The district court did not plainly err in admitting Humphrey's testimony.