United States Sixth Circuit

A conviction and sentence for being a felon in possession of a firearm and for possessing marijuana with intent to distribute is affirmed over meritless contentions that: 1) evidence should have been suppressed, because officers who searched his parents' home without a warrant did not obtain valid consent; 2) stipulations to essential elements of the charges were never admitted into evidence; and 3) evidence of his prior drug-related activity was unduly prejudicial and, therefore, improperly admitted as evidence of prior bad acts.

Appellate Information

• Argued 07/24/2007
• Decided 08/16/2007
• Published 08/16/2007

Judges

• Before: COLE and GILMAN, Circuit Judges;  MARBLEY, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Jonathan M. Epstein, Federal Public Defenders Office, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellant.  Jeanine M. Jones, Assistant United States Attorney, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Jonathan M. Epstein, Bradley R. Hall, Federal Public Defenders Office, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellant.  Jeanine M. Jones, Assistant United States Attorney, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee.