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U.S. v. DORSEY

No. 07-1998.

523 F.3d 878 (2008)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Orlando DORSEY, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: April 24, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Edwards Sims, argued, St. Louis, MO, for appellant.

Reginald L. Harris, argued, St. Louis, MO, for appellee.

Before WOLLMAN and SMITH, Circuit Judges, and GRITZNER, District Judge.

WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

Orlando Dorsey was convicted by a jury of possession with intent to distribute heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). Before trial, the government moved to admit evidence under Federal Rule of Evidence 404(b) that Dorsey had been convicted in 1996 of five counts involving the possession of heroin and the possession, trafficking, and sale of cocaine base. Dorsey's proposed defense in the present case was that the drugs were planted...

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