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UNITED STATES v. POLLARD

No. 85-1563.

790 F.2d 1309 (1986)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Derin POLLARD, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 8, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Thomas Day, Asst. Fed. Pub. Defender, St. Louis, Mo., for defendant-appellant.

Michael C. Carr, Asst. U.S. Atty., Benton, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CUMMINGS, Chief Judge, POSNER, Circuit Judge, and CAMPBELL, Senior District Judge.

CUMMINGS, Chief Judge.

Defendant Derin Pollard appeals his conviction of conspiracy to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846. He raises several evidentiary issues regarding the district court's refusal to admit certain medical evidence and also the propriety of the prosecutor's conduct during his closing argument. For the reasons set out below, we reverse defendant's conviction and remand the case for new trial.

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