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United States v. Vargas

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided December 31, 2008No. 07-2026PublishedCited by 59 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KANNE, Circuit Judge.

Defendant Jasper Vargas was arrested on November 20, 2004, after police and federal agents discovered 282 kilograms of cocaine concealed within a hidden compartment in the refrigerated trailer that Vargas was using to haul produce. The government sought to introduce evidence at trial that Vargas had, on prior occasions, transported drugs hidden under loads of produce in refrigerated semi-trailers. 1 The district court admitted the evidence under Federal Rule of Evidence 404(b) over Vargas’s objection, and on January 31, 2007, the jury convicted Vargas of knowingly…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Old Chief v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  2. Huddleston v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  3. United States v. Marvin Leo BeasleyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
  4. United States v. Willie E. LloydCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
  5. United States v. Ruben PulidoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995

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3Cited by59 opinions

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  2. United States v. BellCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2010
  3. United States v. BorosCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2012
  4. United States v. ZahurskyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
  5. United States v. GormanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2010

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