Legal Opinion
United States v. Richard Williams, William Scott Hames, United States of America v. Larry Ronald Duke
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 27, 1992No. 90-8575, 91-8284PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HATCHETT, Circuit Judge:
In these consolidated appeals, we reverse the convictions of two of the appellants because relevant evidence regarding how much money the government paid an informant in prior cases was excluded on the basis that such evidence would be too prejudicial to the government’s case.
FACTS
In November, 1989, William Scott Hames contacted Harry Lee about a marijuana contact in Texas, known to them as J.D. who, unbeknownst to them, served as a government informant. Thereafter, Lee contacted Larry Ronald Duke. After Hames showed Lee and Duke marijuana samples, they immediately…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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