Evans v. Six Unknown Federal Prison Guards

How later courts describe this case

• evidence of similar drug transactions occurring five months before time frame of conspiracy as charged in indictment admissible under Rule 404(b)
• conviction affirmed where indictment charged use of a .357 Magnum but proof showed use of shotgun
• evidence of prior sales by defendant occurring five months before alleged conspiracy began admissible to counter defendant’s claim that he was only a user of drugs
• evidence of similar drug transactions occurring five months before timeframe of conspiracy as charged in indictment admissible under Rule 404(b)