United States v. Esric Ricardo Lugg

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SENTELLE.

SENTELLE, Circuit Judge:

Esric Ricardo Lugg (“Lugg” or “appellant”) appeals from his conviction of conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. He asserts that the District Court erred in refusing to compel the testimony of co-defendant witnesses called by the defense after those co-defendants had entered pleas of guilty. As we find that the District Court committed no reversible error in its rulings on the questions before us, we affirm the convictions for the reasons more fully set out below.

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