Opinion ID: 487806
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Jerome Tunstall's Possession of PCP

Text: 20 Leroy, Maryland and Jerome Tunstall challenge the admission into evidence of Jerome's arrest for possession of PCP and the attendant circumstances. Leroy and Maryland contend that the evidence impermissibly allowed the jury to infer an intent to distribute PCP on their part. Jerome contends that the possession was a separate act that occurred after the conspiracy, the PCP was never shown to be made from piperidine, and the Government failed to prove that the quantity seized was consistent with distribution and not personal use. 21 We do not agree with these contentions. Richard Stevens' testimony sufficiently proved Leroy and Maryland's intent to distribute. Secondly, Jerome's arrest occurred during the course of the conspiracy. Finally, the Government produced evidence showing the amount of PCP that would be consistent with personal usage. The jar of PCP was in plain view of the jury and accordingly the jury members could judge for themselves whether the amount in the jar was consistent with personal use or with distribution.