Read US v. Rivera-Rivera, 05-1567

Conviction for conspiracy to distribute drugs and possession or use of a firearm in furtherance of a drug conspiracy is affirmed over defendant's arguments that: 1) "bad acts" evidence of defendant's drug-related activities was inadmissible under Federal Rule of Evidence 404(b); 2) the evidence's unfairly prejudicial effect substantially outweighed its probative value; and 3) the district court failed to instruct the jury regarding limitations on their use of Rule 404(b) evidence.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/16/2007
• Published 02/16/2007

Judges

• CYR, Senior Circuit Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, CYR, Senior Circuit Judge, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael R. Hasse for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Juan E. Milanés, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez, United States Attorney, Nelson Pérez-Sosa, Assistant United States Attorney, and Germán A. Rieckehoff, Assistant United States Attorney, were on brief for appellee.