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· 7/5/1995

United States v. Ronald Wayne Thomas

Citations

  • 58 F.3d 1318
  • 42 Fed. R. Serv. 979
  • 1995 U.S. App. LEXIS 16228
  • 1995 WL 396521

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that evidence of prior drug transactions is generally admissible under Rule 404(b) if defendant places state of mind in issue
  • stating that Rule 404(b) evidence admissible when defendant places state of mind at issue, even if done by means of general-denial defense
  • requiring a \complete lack of dispute\ with respect to knowledge or intent to prevent admission of prior criminal convictions
  • Rule 404(b) evidence admissible when defendant places state of mind in issue, even if done by means of general-denial defense
  • prior conviction helped establish intent to control cocaine found in an apartment

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Judges: Bowman, Henley, Magill

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