No. 22-1676 ___________________________

United States of America

Plaintiff - Appellee

v.

Darrius Decnan Redd

Defendant - Appellant ____________

Appeal from United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa ____________

Submitted: June 15, 2023 Filed: September 5, 2023 ____________ Before GRUENDER, KELLY, and GRASZ, Circuit Judges. ____________ GRASZ, Circuit Judge.

A jury convicted Darrius Redd of sex trafficking, facilitating prostitution, and distributing a controlled substance to a person under twenty-one years old. On appeal, Redd argues he is entitled to a new trial on two of the three counts because the district court 1 made evidentiary errors and the government deprived him of a fair trial.