United States Seventh Circuit

Where defendant admits to being present at the scene of the crime, but denies knowledge of illicit drug sales going on at that address, evidence of prior convictions for sale of illicit drugs is relevant and probative of defendant's familiarity with the practices of drug distribution.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/22/2001
• Decided 05/10/2001
• Published 05/10/2001

Judges

• BAUER, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, KANNE, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Andrew B. Baker, Jr. (argued), Office of the U.S. Atty., Dyer, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee., John Maksimovich (argued), Highland, IN, for Defendant-Appellant.