United States Eighth Circuit

Defendant's convictions for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine are affirmed where: 1) defendant's arrest occurred during the charged conspiracy, and the circumstances of the arrest were relevant to prove the existence of the conspiracy, and thus evidence of the arrest was properly admitted; 2) defendant failed to show that the testimony was particularly likely to confuse, distract, or inflame the jury; and 3) Fed. R. Evid. 404(b) did not apply to the testimony because the conduct in question was intrinsic to the charged drug conspiracy.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/16/2010
• Published 07/16/2010

Judges

• Roger L. Wollman

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel