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U.S. v. MERRIWEATHER

No. 93-4217.

78 F.3d 1070 (1996)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jamal T. MERRIWEATHER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided March 14, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald B. Bakeman, Asst. U.S. Attorney, Sharon L. Long (argued and briefed), Office of the U.S. Attorney, Cleveland, OH, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Elaine Mittleman (argued and briefed), Falls Church, VA, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before: MARTIN and RYAN, Circuit Judges; GILMORE, District Judge.

RYAN, Circuit Judge.

This case requires that we explain, once again, the close and careful analysis trial courts should undertake before ruling on the admissibility of evidence of "other crimes, wrongs, or acts" under Federal Rule of Evidence 404(b).

Jamal Merriweather appeals from his conviction and sentence for conspiring to distribute cocaine and to possess cocaine with the intent to distribute, in violation of...

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