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U.S. v. WILLIAMS

Nos. 90-8575, 91-8284.

954 F.2d 668 (1992)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Richard WILLIAMS, William Scott Hames, Defendants-Appellants. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Larry Ronald DUKE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

February 27, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tom Jarrard, Gainesville, Ga. (court appointed), for Williams.

Steven H. Sadow, Atlanta, Ga., for Hames.

Bruce S. Harvey, Atlanta, Ga., for Duke.

Mary Jane Stewart, Asst. U.S. Atty., Atlanta, Ga., for the U.S.

Before FAY and HATCHETT, Circuit Judges, and GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.

HATCHETT, Circuit Judge:

In these consolidated appeals, we reverse the convictions of two of the appellants because relevant evidence regarding how much money the government paid an informant in prior cases was excluded on the basis that such evidence would be too prejudicial to the government's case.

FACTS

In November, 1989, William Scott Hames contacted Harry Lee about a marijuana contact in Texas, known to them as J.D. who, unbeknownst to them...

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