Legal Opinion
United States v. Willie C. Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 13, 2006No. 05-1620PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RILEY, Circuit Judge.
Willie C. Johnson (Johnson) appeals his convictions for conspiracy to distribute fifty grams or more of cocaine base (crack cocaine) in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846, and for distribution of and possession with intent to distribute cocaine base in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(C). Johnson argues the district court 1 erred by permitting a government witness to testify under Federal Rule of Evidence 404(b), and the evidence was insufficient to convict. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
In July 2003, law enforcement agents from Missouri’s Bootheel region…
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