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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
REX A. DEITZ,
Defendant-Appellant.


No. 05-3410

Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Ohio at Toledo.
No. 03-00739—David A. Katz, District Judge.
Argued: April 23, 2009
Decided and Filed: August 20, 2009
Before: COLE and CLAY, Circuit Judges; CLELAND, District Judge.

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OPINION
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COLE, Circuit Judge. Defendant-Appellant Rex A. Deitz appeals his conviction by a jury for conspiracy to possess and distribute more than 50 grams but less than 500 grams of methamphetamine under 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(B), and 846. He also challenges his corresponding 144-month sentence. Deitz’s conviction and sentence arise from his involvement with the Outlaw Motorcycle Club (“OMC” or “Outlaws”), an international motorcycle club with chapters nationwide and abroad. Following a large-scale investigation, Deitz and thirty-seven co-defendants were indicted for an alleged widespread conspiracy involving violations of the Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Practices Act (“RICO”), 18 U.S.C. § 1961, et seq., and various narcotics and firearms laws. Deitz asserts that his conviction is not supported by sufficient evidence, numerous other instances of trial error and prosecutorial misconduct violated his constitutional rights, the district court’s decision to empanel an anonymous jury was an abuse of discretion, and his 144-month sentence is unreasonable. For the following reasons, we AFFIRM the judgment of conviction and sentence imposed by the district court.


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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
THOMAS A. DAVIS,
Defendant-Appellant.


No. 08-1349

Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Michigan at Grand Rapids.
No. 07-00191—Robert Holmes Bell, District Judge.
Argued: April 24, 2009
Decided and Filed: August 20, 2009
Before: COLE and CLAY, Circuit Judges; CLELAND, District Judge.

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OPINION
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CLELAND, District Judge. Defendant-Appellant Thomas A. Davis appeals his conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Defendant challenges the district court's findings on the admissibility of the contents of an emergency 911 call made by a woman who would later be called as a witness, and other statements made by an unidentified woman who alerted a passing police officer. Defendant also argues that, based on the record, no rational jury could have found that he possessed the firearm, either actually or constructively. We disagree and will AFFIRM.