U.S. v. BAKKE

Nos. 90-1978, 90-1979, 90-1998 and 90-1999.

942 F.2d 977 (1991)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jeffrey Irwin BAKKE (90-1978), Richard Rau (90-1979), Dirck Morris (90-1998), and Frederic Devries (90-1999), Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided August 23, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark V. Courtade, Asst. U.S. Atty. (briefed), Grand Rapids, Mich., for the U.S.

Paul L. Mitchell (briefed), Grand Rapids, Mich., for Jeffrey Irwin Bakke.

Robert N. Swartz (briefed), Grand Rapids, Mich., for Richard Rau.

Timothy R. Newhouse (argued and briefed), Visser & Bolhouse, Grandville, Mich., for Dirck Morris.

Lawrence J. Phelan (argued and briefed), Grand Rapids, Mich., for Frederic Devries.

Before KENNEDY and SUHRHEINRICH, Circuit Judges, and LIVELY, Senior Circuit Judge.


LIVELY, Senior Circuit Judge.

Four defendants appeal their convictions, following a joint jury trial, for conspiracy to possess and distribute marijuana. 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 and 846. The indictment contained 26 counts and named other defendants who are not appellants.

The principal issue concerns the district court's admission of evidence that one defendant, Dirck Morris, was arrested and pled guilty to a charge of possessing marijuana subsequent to...

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