U.S. v. LONG

No. 95-2724.

86 F.3d 81 (1996)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ricardo J. LONG, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 4, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathleen T. Zellner, Daniel F. DeLay (argued), Zellner & Associates, Naperville, IL, for Ricardo J. Long.

Stephen B. Clark, Thomas Leggans (argued), Office of U.S. Atty., Crim. Div., Fairview Hts., IL, for U.S.

Before FLAUM, MANION, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.


FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

Ricardo J. Long appeals his convictions for drug trafficking and using or carrying a firearm in relation to drug trafficking on the ground that the district court improperly admitted "bad acts" testimony about a crack transaction in violation of Federal Rule of Evidence 404(b). We affirm.

I.

On November 13, 1994, a police officer saw Long disobey a railroad crossing signal. Long obeyed...

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