United States DC Circuit

Conviction of possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of cocaine base is affirmed over claims that the district court erred by: 1) admitting evidence of a prior drug trafficking offense at trial; 2) denying his motion for a new trial based on newly discovered evidence; and 3) denying his motion for judgment of acquittal on the ground that the evidence was insufficient to prove that the cocaine base found in his car was crack cocaine.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/14/2008
• Decided 02/26/2008
• Published 02/26/2008

Judges

• Before:  HENDERSON, RANDOLPH, and GARLAND, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Mary E. Davis, appointed by the court, argued the cause for appellant.   With her on the brief was Christopher Davis, appointed by the court.


• For Appellees:
  
• Patricia A. Heffernan, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee.   With her on the brief were Jeffrey A. Taylor, U.S. Attorney, and Roy W. McLeese, III, Assistant U.S. Attorney.