Legal Opinion
United States v. Sandra McCarthur
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 12, 1993No. 92-2340PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
A jury convicted Sandra McCarthur of possessing three kilograms of cocaine with the intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). McCarthur contends that the cocaine was obtained in violation of her Fourth Amendment right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures, and that the introduction at trial of a statement she made regarding a prior arrest for cocaine possession violated Fed.R.Evid. 404(b) and her Fifth Amendment right to a fair trial. We affirm the district court.
I. FACTS
On the afternoon of September 27, 1991, Officer Michael…
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