Legal Opinion

United States v. James Neal, Iii, A/K/A Sonny

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided March 20, 1996No. 94-5588PublishedCited by 50 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge MOTZ wrote the opinion, in which Judge ERVIN and Judge BLAKE joined.

OPINION

DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ, Circuit Judge:

James “Sonny” Neal, III, was convicted by a jury of one count of distribution of cocaine, one count of distribution of cocaine base (crack), and one count of attempted distribution of crack. In this appeal, he contends that the trial court erred in: (1) admitting evidence of unrelated prior bad acts; (2) permitting a witness to testify concerning statements of an alleged co-conspirator; and (3) refusing to grant a judgment of acquittal as to the…

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