United States v. John A. Cuffie

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge ROGERS.

ROGERS, Circuit Judge:

Appellant John A. Cuffie appeals from his convictions of possession with intent to distribute cocaine base and conspiracy to possess and distribute cocaine base, as well as from the denial of his motion for a new trial, on the ground that the government failed to disclose favorable evidence under Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 83 S.Ct. 1194, 10 L.Ed.2d 215 (1963). Our recent decision in United States v. Smith, 77 F.3d 511, 515 (D.C.Cir.1996), controls the outcome of this appeal. The government did not inform Cuf-fie…