U.S. v. BEST

No. 00-2901.

250 F.3d 1084 (2001)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dennis D. BEST, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 10, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew B. Baker, Jr. (argued), Office of the U.S. Atty., Dyer, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

John Maksimovich (argued), Highland, IN, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before: BAUER, KANNE, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.


BAUER, Circuit Judge.

Dennis Best asks us to vacate his conviction for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute in excess of five grams of crack cocaine and to grant him a new trial. Best argues that the district court committed reversible error in admitting evidence of his prior conviction for possession of crack cocaine and of various incidents surrounding the prior offense under FED.R.EVID. 404(b). In the alternative, Best objects to his...

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