TUTTLE, Circuit Judge:
Appellant was convicted by a jury of conspiracy to import marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 952(a) and 963, and was sentenced to five years' imprisonment with a ten-year special parole term. Because we find that the district court improperly restricted the defense's cross-examination of a key government witness, we reverse appellant's conviction and remand for a new trial.
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