Legal Opinion
United States v. Harvey Sampson and Rose Sampson Harvey Keith Sampson
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided November 27, 1992No. 92-3096PublishedCited by 131 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
NYGAARD, Circuit Judge.
Harvey K. Sampson appeals his conviction for marijuana possession. The question on appeal is whether the district court properly admitted two prior drug convictions into evidence under Federal Rules of Evidence 404(b) and 403. We conclude that it did not, and so will reverse and remand for a new trial.
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Before this conviction, Sampson was convicted in Pennsylvania of conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute cocaine and a related firearm offense. His wife was convicted as a coconspirator. Samp.-son was also convicted in Michigan of…
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