Legal Opinion
United States v. Collin Taplin, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 22, 1992No. 90-6198PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUHRHEINRICH, Circuit Judge.
At issue in this appeal is whether the district court erroneously admitted into evidence the pretrial testimony of a co-conspirator. Defendant submits that Fed.R.Evid. 804(b)(1) and the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment were violated by the admission at trial of statements made in a suppression hearing. Because we find a breach of Rule 804(b)(1), we reverse.
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In February 1989 defendant Collin Tap-lin, Jr., and Preston Tillman Bailey, Jr., conspired to transport cocaine from Houston, Texas to Nashville, Tennessee. This business venture ended when both were…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- United States v. Frank Wingate and Kenneth Luke SmithCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- United States of America, Cross-Appellant v. Quinn Hickey, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
- Christian Schmidt Brewing Co. v. G. Heileman Brewing Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
- Black Law Enforcement Officers Ass'n v. City of AkronCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Johnson v. HowardCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
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