Legal Opinion
United States v. Bernard Whittington
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 28, 2006No. 05-2247PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SUHRHEINRICH, Circuit Judge.
Defendant-Appellant Bernard Whitting-ton was convicted of conspiracy to distribute five grams or more of cocaine base, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(l)(B)(iii). He appeals the district court’s denial of his motion in limine to exclude evidence that Whittington was found in possession of large amounts of cash and a cell phone on two separate occasions. For the reasons that follow, we AFFIRM.
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Two police informants, one of whom acted pursuant to a controlled “buy bust,” purchased crack cocaine from co-defendant Ralph Simmons. Both informants…
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