Legal Opinion

United States v. Erin Dale House

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided July 30, 1991No. 91-1070PublishedCited by 80 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RONEY, Senior Circuit Judge:

Appellant, Erin Dale House, challenges his conviction for possession with intent to distribute cocaine on several grounds: (1) incriminating statements were taken from him and admitted at trial despite a violation of his Miranda rights; (2) the district court erred in admitting evidence of prior criminal conduct under Rule 404(b); (3) the district court improperly refused to give certain instructions; and (4) the increased penalty imposed for the possession or sale of cocaine base as opposed to cocaine powder is constitutionally unjustifiable. None of these…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Solem v. HelmSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Michigan v. MosleySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. North Carolina v. ButlerSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. United States v. Reginald Sinclair BucknerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
  5. United States v. Theodore Duane McKinneyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985

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3Cited by80 opinions

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  3. United States v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
  4. United States v. Corey WillisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
  5. Weeks v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1994

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