U.S. v. SPRINGS

No. 90-3208.

936 F.2d 1330 (1991)

UNITED STATES of America v. Melissa SPRINGS, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 28, 1991.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied August 29, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary E. Davis (appointed by the Court), Washington, D.C., for appellant.

Bernadette C. Sargeant, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Jay B. Stephens, U.S. Atty., John R. Fisher and William M. Blier, Asst. U.S. Attys., were on the brief, Washington, D.C., for appellee.

Roy W. McLeese, III, Asst. U.S. Atty., also entered an appearance, Washington, D.C., for appellee.

Before SENTELLE, THOMAS and HENDERSON, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied August 29, 1991.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SENTELLE.

SENTELLE, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal from her conviction of one count of possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of cocaine base, Melissa Springs ("Springs" or "appellant") raises three challenges to evidentiary rulings of the trial court. She asserts that the court erred (1) in admitting "character" evidence in violation...

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