United States v. Steven Lynn

FUSTE, District Judge.

Appellant Steven Lynn was convicted of conspiring to import and to possess with the intent to distribute marijuana and hashish, and of importation and possession of marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C. secs. 841(a)(1), 846, 952(a)(1), and 963. On appeal, Lynn alleges several reversible errors. For the reasons that follow, we reverse Lynn’s conviction and remand his case for a new trial.

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Lynn, tried in the fall of 1985, was charged as a New York distributor in a conspiracy to transport millions of dollars worth of marijuana from Thailand and hashish from Pakistan for sale…