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UNITED STATES v. FORTNA

No. 85-1644.

796 F.2d 724 (1986)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Albert Samuel FORTNA, Jr., James Lyne Harnage, George M. Sharer, and Christopher James Reo, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 5, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce Anton, Frank Jackson, Dallas, Tex., for Fortna.

Jerry C. Alexander, Court Appointed, Dallas, Tex., for Harnage.

Henry Gonzalez, Tampa, Fla., for Sharer.

Michael Edward Vigil, Albuquerque, N.M., for Reo.

Mervyn Hamburg, Washington, D.C., Marvin Collins, U.S. Atty., Robert R. Smith, Asst. U.S. Atty., Dallas, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, GOLDBERG and GARWOOD, Circuit Judges.

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...

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