Legal Opinion
United States v. Willie J. Vaughn
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 5, 1973No. 73-1225PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEBSTER, Circuit Judge.
Willie J. Vaughn appeals his conviction for distribution of heroin in violation of Title 21 United States Code, Section 841. Only one issue was presented for review: whether appellant was prejudiced by the admission into evidence of testimony relating to recent similar crimes by other persons in the same area as the crime alleged in the indictment. We hold appellant was not unfairly prejudiced and affirm the judgment of conviction.
On August 20, 1972 agents of the Drug Abuse Law Enforcement Agency (“DALE”) were conducting an investigation of narcotics activities in Des…
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