U.S. v. BLOUNT

No. 06-3915.

502 F.3d 674 (2007)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Aja L. BLOUNT, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 17, 2007.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Denied October 16, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew R. Simonson (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Criminal Division, Fairview Heights, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Paul H. Tzur (argued), Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before POSNER, KANNE, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

Aja Blount raises two evidentiary challenges to his conviction for possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. He first contends that the district court improperly admitted evidence of his earlier drug and gun activities — prior bad acts under Federal Rule of Evidence 404(b) — because the government provided insufficient notice prior to trial. He also argues that a police officer impermissibly testified as...

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