Legal Opinion
United States v. Love
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided November 14, 2007No. 05-6088UnpublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McKEAGUE, Circuit Judge.
Following a jury trial, Trevis Love was convicted of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). Over defense counsel’s objection, .the district court admitted evidence—pursuant to Federal Rule of Evidence 404(b)—of Love’s eight-year-old state court conviction for selling at least .5 grams of cocaine. Love timely appealed. For the reasons stated below, we AFFIRM the decision of the district court.
I. BACKGROUND
On October 28, 2008, Love and eight of his associates were…
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