Legal Opinion
United States v. Cole
District Court, N.D. Iowa
Decided April 30, 2007No. CR 06-2046-MWBPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING THE PARTIES’ MOTIONS IN LIMINE AND THE GOVERNMENT’S RULE 104(a) MOTION FOR RULING ON ADMISSIBILITY OF EVIDENCE
MARK W. BENNETT, District Judge.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION.795
A. Factual Background.795
B. Procedural Background.796
II. LEGAL ANALYSIS.797
A. Prior Convictions And Prior Drug Activities.797
1. Arguments of the parties .797
a. Cole’s argument.797
b. The government’s argument.798
c. Cole’s reply.799
2. Analysis .799
a. Rule 104.799
b. Rule 404(b).800
i. Evidence of prior convictions.801
ii. Evidence of other “bad acts”.802
c. Res gestae and direct…
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3Cited by1 opinion
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