· 4/3/1985
United States v. Dominick Martino
Citations
- 759 F.2d 998
- 17 Fed. R. Serv. 1136
- 1985 U.S. App. LEXIS 30336
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- defendant acknowledged association with alleged co-conspirators on three separate occasions, including being present in same parking lot during transaction
- defendant’s presence in parking lot, coupled with elaborate coming and going, while narcotics were openly passed between co-conspirators was probative of defendant’s knowing involvement in the conspiracy
- “Thus, the government in an effort to meet its burden of proof was certainly entitled to offer this prior similar act evidence to aid the jury in assessing [the defendant’s] intentions during his presence on at least three separate occasions during ongoing drug transactions.”
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Judges: Van Graafeiland, Pierce, Pratt
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