United States Third Circuit

Federal Rule of Evidence 404(b)'s prohibition against the introduction of bad acts evidence to show propensity applies regardless of whether the evidence is offered against the defendant or a third party. A conviction and sentence for possession of a firearm by a felon is affirmed over a claim of erroneous exclusion of evidence, and a reasonableness challenge to the sentence.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/18/2006
• Published 08/18/2006

Judges

• ALDISERT, Circuit Judge., Before SMITH, ALDISERT and ROTH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Richard Coughlin, Federal Public Defender, Peter M. Carter, Assistant Public Defender, Candace Hom, Research & Writing Attorney, Office of Federal Public Defender, Newark, NJ, for Appellant Richard Williams.


• For Appellees:
  
• Christopher J. Christie, United States Attorney, George Leone, Chief, Appeals Division, Mark E. Coyne, Assistant United States Attorney, Office of United States Attorney, Newark, NJ, for Appellee United States of America.