Opinion ID: 760837
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Text: 37 McClellan and Sargent advance a number of issues in their separate briefs. McClellan contends that the trial court committed reversible error in: (1) denying his motion to suppress the evidence seized during the search of his vehicle and motel room; and (2) failing to hold an evidentiary hearing after learning that the affidavit supporting the search warrant on his Arizona home contained suspected false information. Sargent, on the other hand, proffers five grounds as to why he is entitled to a new trial and/or re-sentencing. Specifically, he contends that: (1) the trial judge erred in denying him a mistrial due to the AUSA's closing remarks allegedly commenting on his failure to testify; (2) the court improperly commented on the evidence when it responded to the jury inquiry during deliberations; (3) the Government's request for an ostrich jury instruction should not have been granted; (4) the thirty pounds of marijuana Pam unknowingly transported from Arizona to Indiana was incorrectly included in his sentence; and (5) he was entitled to a hearing on the coconspirator statements the Government intended to introduce at trial.