United States v. Maurice G. Barnes

ROSS, Circuit Judge.

Maurice G. Barnes was convicted of distributing cocaine and conspiring to distribute cocaine. On appeal, Barnes argues that: 1) a government agent’s misconduct violated his due process rights and should have resulted in a dismissal of the charges against him, 2) he was entrapped as a matter of law, and 3) his sixth amendment right of confrontation was violated when he was denied the opportunity to impeach a government agent’s credibility during cross-examination.

We conclude that Barnes’ right of confrontation was violated and that the violation does not constitute harmless…