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U.S. v. ROBERTSON

No. 95-60259.

110 F.3d 1113 (1997)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Gregory A. ROBERTSON, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 10, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Terrell Starrett, Victoria May, Alfred B. Jernigan, Jr., Asst. U.S. Attys., Brad Pigott, U.S. Atty., Jackson, MS, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Hugh Wilton Tedder, Jr., Office of the City Attorney for the City of Jackson, Jackson, MS, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before POLITZ, Chief Judge, and WIENER and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

STEWART, Circuit Judge:

Greg Robertson ("Robertson") was granted a motion for new trial by the district court after a jury found him guilty of conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute. The Government appeals, asserting that the evidence was sufficient to sustain Robertson's conviction. Finding no abuse of discretion by the district court, we affirm the grant of a new trial.

BACKGROUND

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