United States v. Pierce

Full title: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. DARRYL PIERCE

Court: United States District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania

Date published: Jun 3, 2021

Crim. 1:19-CR-00304 (M.D. Pa. Jun. 3, 2021)

Opinion

Crim. 1:19-CR-00304

06-03-2021

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. DARRYL PIERCE

Sylvia H. Rambo United States District Judge.

ORDER

Sylvia H. Rambo United States District Judge.

AND NOW, this 3^rd day of June, 2021, upon consideration of the motions in limine filed by Defendant Darryl Pierce (Doc. 46) and the government (Doc. 48), and in accordance with the accompanying memorandum, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

(1) The government's motion is GRANTED to the extent it seeks to introduce at trial evidence concerning a Glock pistol and ammunition recovered from Defendant's bed in connection with the July 2016 search of his residence, for the non-propensity purpose of showing knowledge and lack of mistake in connection with his alleged August 2018 possession of a firearm that was recovered from the same bed;

(2) The government's motion is GRANTED to the extent it seeks to introduce at trial audio of Defendant's July 2016 statement in a social media post, located at 5:05-5:26 of the video, regarding his tendency to sleep with a pistol;

(3) Defendant's motion is GRANTED to the extent it seeks to exclude at trial evidence of Defendant's firearm-related tattoos;

(4) Defendant's motion is conditionally GRANTED to the extent it seeks to exclude at trial evidence of an undated photograph depicting an unidentified person holding a firearm;

(5) The motions are DENIED in all other respects.

IT IS SO ORDERED.