United States v. Dennis D. Best

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• explaining that the government may introduce evidence of other acts to prove intent when a defendant is charged with a specific intent crime because intent is necessarily an issue
• discussing the importance of other “compelling” evidence on which to convict the defendant, aside from Rule 404(b) testimony
• affirming district court’s decision on consolidation when the sentencing court retained separate docket numbers, entered separate judgments and sentences, and the crimes occurred one month apart and were not logically related
• finding no consolidation where sentencing court maintained separate docket numbers and entered separate judgments
• affirming district court’s decision on consoli- dation when the sentencing court retained separate docket numbers, entered separate judgments and sentences, and the crimes occurred one month apart and were not logically related
• finding a prior identical cocaine offense two years earlier was sufficiently similar

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