United States Seventh Circuit

Government could introduce evidence of defendant's prior acts under Fed. R. Ev. 404(b) where it aided the prosecution in proving intent and knowledge, and where any potential prejudice to defendant was ameliorated by the trial court's limiting instruction to the jury.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/06/2001
• Decided 04/24/2001
• Published 04/24/2001

Judges

• FLAUM, Chief Judge., Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and POSNER and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John P. Rogers (argued), Rosenblum, Schwartz & Rogers, Clayton, MO, for defendnat-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Deirdre A, Durborow (argued), Office of the U.S. Attorney, Criminal Division, Fairview Heights, IL, for plaintiff-appellee.