United States v. Leola Harshaw A/K/A "Squeaky"

McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.

The United States appeals from an order entered in the District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri 1 granting defendant Leola Harshaw’s motion for a mistrial. The mistrial was declared at the close of all the evidence in accordance with the procedures outlined in United States v. Bell, 573 F.2d 1040, 1044 (8th Cir.1978). The district court ruled that the government failed to establish the existence of a conspiracy between Harshaw and Osborne “Tuffy” Thomas, thereby rendering Tuffy’s hearsay statements inadmissible.' However, because Tuffy’s hearsay statements…