Mr. Hicks's income tax returns, Government's Exhibit 12, a

set of scales with methamphetamine residue, a small spoon, and some zip-lock baggies inside a small

Harley-Davidson bag, Government's Exhibit 6, a small black pouch containing Government's Exhibit

6A, a red Mead notebook, and Government's Exhibit 9, a small blue spiral memo book. The black

bag also contained clothing and a checkbook with Mr. Hicks's name on it. Trooper Kennedy

discovered Government's Exhibit 13, a package containing 156.7 grams of marijuana, hidden under

the right rear quarter panel of the van.



        Trooper Kennedy also found Government's Exhibit 14, a small black address book, on Mr.

Miller's belt.   The words "Brian Miller's phone book" were written in pencil on the back. A

handwriting expert testified that the same personwrote the numerals in Government's Exhibit 6A,

the red Mead notebook, and Government's Exhibit 14, Mr. Miller's address book. The handwriting

expert testified, however, that a different person wrote the printing and numerals in Government's

Exhibit 9, the small blue spiral memo book. The government presented another expert witness who

testified that scales, packaging materials, including baggies and tape, and ledgers are common tools

of the drug trade. He also testified two of the items found in the black bag, Government's Exhibits

6A, the red Mead notebook, Government's Exhibit 9, the small blue spiral memo book, contained

"drug ledger information." Regarding Government's Exhibit 9, the blue spiral memo book, the

expert witness testified:

        [I]t appears to be divided into approximately six accounts, and it has an account
  