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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. RICCO SAINE

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Dec 22, 2025

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1: ARGUED: Andrew S. Pollis, Damien Chafin, CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant.

Attorneys 2: ARGUED: Luke A. McLaurin, UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, Knoxville, Tennessee, for Appellee.

Attorneys 3: ON BRIEF: Andrew S. Pollis, Katherine Clawson, Melissa A. Ghrist, CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant.

Attorneys 4: ON BRIEF: B. Todd Martin, UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, Greeneville, Tennessee, for Appellee.

Judge(s): READLER, MURPHY, and BLOOMEKATZ, Circuit Judges

Court Appealed: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Greeneville

BLOOMEKATZ, Circuit Judge. Ricco Saine was convicted of two counts of knowingly possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. On appeal, he challenges his conviction on two grounds: First, he argues the district court erroneously denied his motion to suppress evidence seized from his truck following a search based on a drug dog’s positive alert. Second, he argues the district court erred by admitting a text message because it is improper propensity evidence. We disagree and affirm Saine’s conviction.

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