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UNITED STATES v. GARCIA

No. 80-1536.

647 F.2d 794 (1981)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Ectore Gregorio GARCIA, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided April 21, 1981.

Rehearing Denied May 18, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael H. Bloom, Coconut Grove, for appellant; Joseph H. Kelinson, Coconut Grove, Fla., of counsel.

Ronald S. Reed, Jr., U. S. Atty., W. D. Missouri, St. Joseph, Mo., Edward D. Holmes, Atty., U. S. Dept. of Justice, Sheryle L. Jeans, Justice Dept., Kansas City, Mo., for appellee.

Before HEANEY, ROSS and ARNOLD, Circuit Judges.

HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-appellant Ectore Gregorio Garcia was convicted of conspiracy to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. He challenges the conviction on the grounds that the district court erred by unduly restricting his cross-examination of a key government witness and by refusing to sever his trial from that of his codefendants. We affirm.

Garcia argues that his Sixth Amendment right to confront witnesses who testify

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