United States Sixth Circuit

Conviction and sentence for drug-related crimes are affirmed in part, vacated in part, and remanded where: 1) even if the prior conviction was not admissible to show intent or for any other proper Rule 404(b) purpose, and despite the district court's imprecision in dealing with the prior bad-acts evidence, any error related to the evidence did not warrant the reversal of defendant's conviction; and 2) because a more thorough response to defendant's arguments regarding his sentence was required, defendant's sentence is vacated and remanded for resentencing.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/25/2008
• Published 11/25/2008

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• United States Sixth Circuit

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