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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. DEVANTE GLENN

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Jul 28, 2025

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1: ON BRIEF: Christian J. Grostic, OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant.

Attorneys 2: ON BRIEF: Matthew B. Kall, UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellee.

Judge(s): GILMAN, STRANCH, and LARSEN, Circuit Judges

Court Appealed: e United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio at Cleveland

RONALD LEE GILMAN, Circuit Judge. Devante Glenn, who was accused of selling drugs that led to an overdose death, appeals his conviction on two counts of distributing carfentanil, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(C), and one count of using a telecommunications device to facilitate the transaction, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 843(b). Glenn contends that there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction and that the district court erred by allowing a law-enforcement officer, Agent Orlando Almonte, to testify as an expert about the meaning of common words and phrases contained in text messages sent between Glenn and the decedent. For the reasons set forth below, we VACATE Glenn’s conviction and REMAND for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

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