United States v. Beasley
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
809 F.2d 1273 (7th Cir. 1987)
Relevant factsFree
At Beasley's (defendant's) trial for intent to distribute Dilaudid, the prosecution introduced evidence that he had a history of "shopping for doctors" across states for prescriptions and had previously dealt other controlled substances, framing this as a pattern showing intent; the trial judge admitted the evidence, remarking only that it "seems to be admissible pattern evidence" without conducting a Rule 403 balancing analysis, and Beasley was convicted and appealed.
IssueFree
Whether evidence of a defendant's history of "shopping for doctors" to obtain prescriptions is admissible in a trial for intent to distribute prescription drugs.