Legal Opinion
United States v. Piper
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 26, 2002No. 01-2500PublishedCited by 95 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
Following his conviction for both distributing cocaine and conspiring to engage in distribution, defendant-appellant Stanley M. Piper challenges the district court’s admission of certain tape-recorded conversations between an alleged coconspirator, Anthony Stilkey, and various third parties. The court admitted these statements under Evidence Rule 801(d)(2)(E) (the so-called coconspirator hearsay exception). After careful consideration, we conclude that one of these conversations did not involve statements made in furtherance of the conspiracy (and, therefore, should have…
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