U.S. v. BETTS

Nos. 92-2864-92-2866.

16 F.3d 748 (1994)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Edward B. BETTS, Randy J. Lane, and Judy K. Lane, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 15, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph M. Friederich, Asst. U.S. Atty., Suzanne M. Wissmann (argued), Office of the U.S. Atty., Criminal Div., Fairview Heights, IL, for U.S.

James L. Karraker (argued), Anna, IL, for Edward B. Betts.

William Arthur Schroeder, Southern Illinois University, School of Law, Carbondale, IL, for Randy J. Lane.

Mark D. Prince, Hughes & Associates, Carbondale, IL, for Judy K. Lane.

Before CUMMINGS, CUDAHY, and ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judges.


ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.

A jury convicted defendants Edward Betts and Randy and Judy Lane of conspiring to distribute in excess of one hundred kilograms of marijuana. Betts and Randy Lane were each sentenced to 360 months in prison; Judy Lane was ordered to serve 120 months. On appeal, all three defendants challenge the admission of evidence pursuant to Fed. R.Evid. 404(b) concerning the discovery of sixteen pounds of marijuana and other items in the Lanes...

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