Legal Opinion
United States v. James A. Rawle, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 24, 1988No. 87-5545PublishedCited by 114 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judge:
On October 8, 1986, James Rawle, the defendant, was charged in a five-count indictment: 1) conspiracy to import marijuana; 2) conspiracy to possess marijuana with intent to deliver; 3) importation; 4) possession; and 5) violation of the Travel Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1952. The government dismissed Counts One and Three.
At trial, over objections by the defense counsel, the government introduced testimony of two self-professed former drug dealers, John Ward and John Bedekovic. Both Ward and Bedekovic testified as to the defendant’s prior bad acts as a transporter of drugs. The…
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