U.S. v. COOKS

Nos. 94-40538, 94-40685.

52 F.3d 101 (1995)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Eddie Lee COOKS, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Artis CLEMMONS, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 27, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Focke, II (court-appointed), Monroe, LA, for Eddie Lee Cooks.

Josette L. Cassiere, Asst. U.S. Atty., Michael D. Skinner, U.S. Atty., Shreveport, LA, for U.S. in No. 94-40538.

Josette L. Cassiere, Asst. U.S. Atty, Mike Bradford, U.S. Atty., Shreveport, LA, for U.S. in No. 94-40685.

Robert S. Noel, II (court-appointed), Monroe, LA, for Artis Clemmons.

Before POLITZ, Chief Judge, REAVLEY and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges.


POLITZ, Chief Judge:

Complaining of an improper limitation of the cross-examination of a government witness, Eddie Lee Cooks appeals the denial of a new trial following his convictions of conspiracy to distribute over 50 grams of cocaine base1 and three substantive counts.2 The codefendant, Artis Clemmons, was convicted of the same conspiracy and one substantive count but was granted a new trial for the cited...

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