United States Seventh Circuit

Witness testimony that he purchased crack cocaine from defendant on prior occasions is admissible to show that defendant possessed cocaine base with the intent to distribute and its probative value outweighed any prejudicial effect.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/08/2000
• Decided 01/26/2001
• Published 01/26/2001

Judges

• RIPPLE, Circuit Judge., Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and RIPPLE and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• David H. Hoff,Office of the United States Attorney, Urbana Division, Urbana, IL, Linda L. Mullen (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Rock Island, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Andrew J. McGowan (argued), Office of the Federal Public Defender, Peoria, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.