United States v. Frederick Leon Dotson, and Reginald Owens

Defendant-appellant Frederick Leon Dotson requests that this court rehear his appeal, challenging this court’s analysis of the evidentiary issues presented therein. Because we find merit in one of Dotson’s contentions, we grant rehearing to the extent necessary for the revisions set forth below; otherwise, we deny Dotson’s petition.

In our opinion reported at 817 F.2d 1127 (5th Cir.1987), we rejected Dotson’s contention that a lengthy police report detailing the statement of a government witness to police, admitted below as a prior consistent statement, was inadmissible hearsay not falling…