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U.S. v. COOPER

No. 96-1763.

121 F.3d 130 (1997)

UNITED STATES of America v. Jimmy Lee COOPER, a/k/a Jimmie Lee Cooper, a/k/a Jim David Jimmy Lee Cooper, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided August 11, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William A. DeStefano (argued), DeStefano & Warren, P.C., Philadelphia, PA, for Appellant.

Zane D. Memeger (argued), Office of United States Attorney, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellee.

Before: STAPLETON and LEWIS, Circuit Judges, and WALLS, District Judge.

OPINION OF THE COURT

LEWIS, Circuit Judge.

Jimmy Lee Cooper was convicted of tampering with a government informant. Because we find that there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction, we will reverse.

I.

On October 3, 1995, Cooper was indicted on two counts of tampering with a government informant, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1512(b)(3), in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The charges...

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