United States DC Circuit

Defendant's drug conviction is affirmed, where the District Court's curative instruction countered any prejudice that may have resulted from the prosecution's presentation of "prior bad acts" evidence.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/17/2008
• Decided 03/06/2009
• Published 03/06/2009

Judges

• Before: GINSBURG and HENDERSON, Circuit Judges, and RANDOLPH, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Sandra G. Roland, Assistant Federal Public Defender, argued the cause for the appellant.  A.J. Kramer, Federal Public Defender, was on brief.  Neil H. Jaffee, Assistant Federal Public Defender, entered an appearance.


• For Appellees:
  
• Christopher R. Kavanaugh, Assistant United States Attorney, argued the cause for the appellee.  Jeffrey A. Taylor, United States Attorney, and Roy W. McLeese III, Elizabeth Trosman, and Patricia Stewart, Assistant United States Attorneys, were on brief.