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U.S. v. McCallum, No. 08-0322-cr (2nd Cir.) (584 F.3d 471) (October 19, 2009) (Judge Barrington D. Jr. Parker)

Loaded on Nov. 1, 2009 published in Punch and Jurists December 07, 2009
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Other Crimes/Bad Acts Evidence.

Defendant's drug distribution convictions are affirmed where the district court abused its discretion in admitting as similar acts evidence two of his prior narcotics convictions, but the error was harmless.

[Editor's Note: For a commentary on this decision, see "Drug Abuse," by Steve Statsinger, as posted on the Second Circuit ...

 

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