Legal Opinion
United States v. Lonnie Lillard
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 2, 2003No. 02-50264PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BETTY B. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Lonnie Lillard appeals his jury conviction and sentence for conspiracy to possess and distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. Lillard argues that his conviction should be reversed for three reasons: (1) the trial court abused its discretion by admitting character evi dence in violation of Fed.R.Evid. 404(b) and 403; (2) the trial court committed plain error by failing to give an alibi instruction to the jury; and (3) he was denied effective assistance of counsel because his trial attorney failed to call available alibi witnesses. We have…
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