Legal Opinion
United States v. Ricky Hazelett
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 22, 1994No. 93-4015PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HENLEY, Senior Circuit Judge.
Ricky Hazelett appeals his conviction and sentence for possessing with the intent to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and (b)(l)(B)(ii). For the reasons hereinafter stated, we reverse Hazelett’s conviction and remand for a new trial.
I. Background
On January 29, 1993, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Agent Carl Hicks, while working a drug interdiction detail at the bus station in Springfield, Missouri, boarded a bus momentarily stopped while en route from Los Angeles to St. Louis. He approached a woman who…
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