U.S. v. ALI

No. 05-4375.

493 F.3d 387 (2007)

UNITED STATES of America v. Shamsud-Din ALI, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed July 18, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Binns, Esquire (Argued), Blue Bell, PA, Thomas D. Schneider, Esquire, Wallingford, PA, for Appellant.

Frank A. Labor III, Esquire (Argued), Zane D. Memeger, Esquire Office of United States Attorney, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellee.

Before: SCIRICA, Chief Judge, FUENTES and ALARCÓN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

SCIRICA, Chief Judge.

At issue in this fraud and racketeering case is whether the District Court erred by allowing a jury to hear evidence about a criminal defendant's contact with drug dealers even though the defendant was not charged with a drug offense. The District Court evaluated the prejudicial impact of the evidence by balancing it against its probative value, as required by Fed. R.Evid. 403. We will affirm.

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