Legal Opinion

United States v. Juan Andres Cardenas

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided March 8, 1990No. 88-4041PublishedCited by 68 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FAY, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Cardenas was convicted of conspiring to possess with intent to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine and of possessing with intent to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine. Cardenas appeals his conviction claiming that the trial judge committed reversible error in admitting into evidence the testimony of two government witnesses who described appellant’s prior use and distribution of cocaine. We hold that the testimony was admissible under Federal Rule of Evidence 404(b) to prove intent and under Federal Rule of Evidence 608(b) to contradict the material…

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2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
  2. United States v. Orange Jell BeechumCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
  3. United States v. Larry Allen MyersCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
  4. United States v. Carl BenedettoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
  5. United States v. Michael R. Bennett, William G. Bennett, Anastasio Cervantes, Eydler Castellano, Maximo Hildo Feijo-GarciaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988

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3Cited by68 opinions

  1. United States v. Marvin BakerCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2005
  2. United States v. Richard P. Console, United States of America v. Morton Markoff, D.O., United States of America v. Edward C. CurcioCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
  3. United States v. Alberto CalderonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1997
  4. United States v. Jose A. Garcia, United States v. Pablo H. GarciaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
  5. United States v. Brenton-FarleyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2010

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