Legal Opinion

United States v. Ward Lewis Tomberlin

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided December 12, 1997No. 97-1963PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.

Ward Lewis Tomberlin appeals his drug conviction, arguing that the District Court 1 erred by admitting evidence of his prior arrests. We find no error and therefore affirm the conviction.

I

Pursuant to a valid warrant, police officers searched the home of David Hogan. Tom-berlin, the appellant in this ease, was staying at Hogan’s house and was present during the search. Officers searched the first floor bedroom, which Tomberlin occupied, and found a number of items associated with the use and distribution of drugs. These items included marijuana, seventy-three grams of…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. United States v. DrewCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
  2. United States v. Ronald Wayne ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
  3. United States v. Paul D. JenkinsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
  4. United States v. Daniel R. Henneberry and William A. YoungermanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
  5. United States v. Stephen EdwardsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996

3Cited by32 opinions

  1. United States v. Tonnie Franklin WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
  2. United States v. Todd John Lakoskey, United States of America v. Thomas James LakoskeyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
  3. United States of America, Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Robert D. Strong, Appellant/cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005
  4. United States v. James Kenneth LovelessCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
  5. United States v. Karsten BuffaloCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004

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