Legal Opinion

United States v. Albert Samuel Fortna, Jr., James Lyne Harnage, George M. Sharer, and Christopher James Reo

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided August 5, 1986No. 85-1644PublishedCited by 81 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

Albert Samuel Fortna, Jr., James Lyne Harnage, George M. Sharer, and Christopher James Reo appeal their convictions for various offenses concerning a conspiracy to import cocaine. Appellants raise several errors, including their claim that the government obtained evidence against them in violation of Harnage’s attorney-client privilege. We affirm the convictions of appellants Fortna, Sharer, and Reo. On Harnage’s appeal, we direct the district court to conduct a supplemental hearing on Harnage’s motion to quash the indictment; we will dispose of Hamage’s appeal once the…

2Cases cited55 opinions

  1. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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  3. Moran v. BurbineSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Rawlings v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. United States v. WatsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1975

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3Cited by81 opinions

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