Legal Opinion
United States v. Blount
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 17, 2007No. 06-3915PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
Aja Blount raises two evidentiary challenges to his conviction for possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. He first contends that the district court improperly admitted evidence of his earlier drug and gun activities — prior bad acts under Federal Rule of Evidence 404(b) — because the government provided insufficient notice prior to trial. He also argues that a police officer impermissibly testified as to Blount’s motives and supplied legal conclusions, in violation of Rules 704 and 702. We find that sufficient notice was given and that the…
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