United States v. John Arthur Daniels

JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge:

John Arthur Daniels, the appellant, was found guilty by a jury of possession of heroin with intent to distribute and of distribution of heroin in contravention of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). The defendant makes fourteen assignments of error on this appeal, one of which we find necessitates reversing and remanding the case for a new trial.

The parties in the case on appeal agree on most of the underlying facts. The defendant had used heroin with Rickey Campbell, a paid “cooperating individual” (Cl) for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), before the heroin purchase…