Date: 02-10-2015

Case Style: United States of America v. Donovan Gene Mercer

Case Number: 14-CR-280

Judge: David L. Russell

Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma (Oklahoma County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: Brandon T Hale and Chris M Stephens

Defendant's Attorney: Joseph L Wells

Description: Oklahoma City, OK - The United States of America charged Donovan Gene Mercer with conspiracy to distribute or possess a controlled substance analogue with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. 864, importation of a controlled substance analogue in violation of 21 U.S.C. 952, p0ossession of equipment, chemicals, products or materials with intent to manufacture a controlled substance analogue in violation of 21 U.S.C. 834 and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime in violation of 18 U.S.C. 924.

Some docket entries:

01/03/2015 51 MOTION for Order to File Under Seal by Donovan Gene Mercer. (Wells, Joseph) (Entered: 01/03/2015)
01/03/2015 52 ADVISEMENT TO COURT - NOTICE of Defendant's Stipulations (Wells, Joseph) (Entered: 01/03/2015)
01/05/2015 53 ORDER granting 51 defendant's Motion for Filing under Seal, as to Donovan Gene Mercer (1). Signed by Honorable Vicki Miles-LaGrange on 1/5/2015. (ks) (Entered: 01/05/2015)
01/05/2015 54 SEALED EX PARTE APPLICATION by Donovan Gene Mercer(ks) (Entered: 01/05/2015)
01/05/2015 55 ORDER denying 30 defendant's motion for guardian ad litem (as more fully set out), as to Donovan Gene Mercer (1). Signed by Honorable Vicki Miles-LaGrange on 1/5/2015. (ks) (Entered: 01/05/2015)
01/05/2015 56 ** SEALED DOCUMENT ** CJA 23 Financial Affidavit by Kaleb Christopher Daub. (lb) (Entered: 01/05/2015)
01/05/2015 57 ORDER APPOINTING COUNSEL Fred L Staggs as to Kaleb Christopher Daub. Signed by Magistrate Judge Charles B Goodwin on 1/5/15. (lb) (Entered: 01/05/2015)
01/05/2015 59 NOTICE by United States of America Of Intent To Use Trade Inscriptions To Prove Interstate Nexus (Hale, Brandon) STRICKEN by the Court on 1/6/2015. (njr) (Entered: 01/05/2015)
01/06/2015 Docket Annotation: Doc. 59 Notice of Intent to Use Trade Inscriptions to Prove Interstate Nexus is hereby STRICKEN as counsel has failed to sign the pleading. (njr) (Entered: 01/06/2015)
01/06/2015 60 NOTICE by United States of America Notice of Intent to Use Trade Inscriptions to Prove Interstate Nexus (Hale, Brandon) (Entered: 01/06/2015)
01/06/2015 61 Proposed Jury Instructions by United States of America as to Donovan Gene Mercer (Stephens, Chris) (Entered: 01/06/2015)
01/07/2015 62 ORDER denying 34 defendant's Motion to Suppress (as more fully set out), as to Donovan Gene Mercer (1). Signed by Honorable Vicki Miles-LaGrange on 1/7/2015. (ks) (Entered: 01/07/2015)
01/07/2015 63 SUPPLEMENT re 60 Notice (Other) filed by United States of America by United States of America (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Seagate, # 2 Exhibit B - Western Digital, # 3 Exhibit C - SanDisk)(Hale, Brandon) (Entered: 01/07/2015)
01/07/2015 64 MINUTE ENTRY for proceedings held before Honorable Vicki Miles-LaGrange:Docket Call as to Donovan Gene Mercer held on 1/7/2015 (Court Reporter Lynn Lee) (ks) (Entered: 01/07/2015)
01/10/2015 65 STIPULATIONS as to Admissibility of Business Record by United States of America (Stephens, Chris) (Entered: 01/10/2015)
01/12/2015 67 MINUTE ENTRY for proceedings held before Honorable Vicki Miles-LaGrange:Motion Hearing as to Donovan Gene Mercer held on 1/12/2015 re 10 SEALED MOTION by United States of America filed by United States of America (Court Reporter Lynn Lee) (ks) (Entered: 01/13/2015)
01/12/2015 68 MINUTE ENTRY for proceedings held before Honorable Vicki Miles-LaGrange:Pretrial Conference as to Donovan Gene Mercer held on 1/12/2015 (ks) (Entered: 01/13/2015)
01/13/2015 69 MINUTE ENTRY for proceedings held before Honorable Vicki Miles-LaGrange:Jury Selection as to Donovan Gene Mercer held on 1/13/2015. Court adjourns to Wednesday, January 14th at 9:30 a.m. (Court Reporter Lynn Lee) (ks) (Entered: 01/14/2015)
01/13/2015 70 SEALED DOCUMENT by Donovan Gene Mercer(Re: 69 Jury Selection)(ks) (Entered: 01/14/2015)
01/14/2015 71 MINUTE ENTRY for proceedings held before Honorable Vicki Miles-LaGrange:Jury Trial as to Donovan Gene Mercer held on 1/14/2015. Court adjourns to Thursday, January 15th at 9:30 a.m. (Court Reporter Lynn Lee) (ks) (Entered: 01/14/2015)
01/15/2015 73 ORDER as to Donovan Gene Mercer finding that the evidence of other internet activity relating to child pornography on defendant's Western Digital hard drive in late January 2012 and early February 2012 is admissible under Rule 404(b) (as more fully set out). Signed by Honorable Vicki Miles-LaGrange on 1/15/2015. (ks) (Entered: 01/15/2015)
01/15/2015 74 MINUTE ENTRY for proceedings held before Honorable Vicki Miles-LaGrange:Jury Trial as to Donovan Gene Mercer coomplete on 1/15/2015 (Court Reporter Lynn Lee) (ks) (Entered: 01/16/2015)
01/15/2015 75 Jury Instructions as to Donovan Gene Mercer (ks) (Entered: 01/16/2015)
01/15/2015 76 Jury Notes as to Donovan Gene Mercer (ks) (Entered: 01/16/2015)
01/15/2015 77 JURY VERDICT as to Donovan Gene Mercer (1) Guilty on Count 1-2,3. (ks) (Entered: 01/16/2015)
01/25/2015 78 EX PARTE MOTION for Order to allow Defense Counsel to Submit Voucher for Interim Payment by Donovan Gene Mercer. (Wells, Joseph) (Entered: 01/25/2015)
01/27/2015 79 ORDER granting 78 the Ex Parte Motion to Allow Defense Counsel to Submit Voucher for Interim Payment, as to Donovan Gene Mercer (1). Signed by Honorable Vicki Miles-LaGrange on 1/27/2015. (ks) (Entered: 01/27/2015)

Outcome: Defend was found guilty

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