United States v. Donna Ballard

FAY, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Donna Ballard was tried for the first time with Robert Barnes on charges of conspiracy to import and to pos sess cocaine with intent to distribute, 1 importation of cocaine, 2 and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. 3 Appellant was convicted of the conspiracy count and acquitted of the others. She was given a new trial on the conspiracy charge and again convicted. She raises four points on appeal: 1) The government should not have been allowed to introduce a hearsay statement made by appellant’s sister, Lisa, at the time of her arrest; 2) the court…