U.S. v. RUIZ

No. 98-1698.

178 F.3d 877 (1999)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Leonel RUIZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 17, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas P. Schneider, Christopher E. Ware (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Milwaukee, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Gary Seeling (argued), Waukesha, WI, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before EASTERBROOK, RIPPLE, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.


ROVNER, Circuit Judge.

Leonel Ruiz was convicted of conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute, and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. He was sentenced to 235 months imprisonment on each count, to run concurrently. He argues on appeal that the district court abused its discretion in admitting the testimony of two witnesses under Fed.R.Evid. 404(b), and that the evidence was insufficient to support the conviction.1

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