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U.S. v. DUNSON

No. 97-1163.

142 F.3d 1213 (1998)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Derrick DUNSON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

April 24, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Melville Dole, Stayton & Dole, P.C., Aurora, CO, for Defendant-Appellant.

James C. Murphy (Henry L. Solano, United States Attorney, and Charlotte J. Mapes, Assistant U.S. Attorney, with him on the brief), Assistant U.S. Attorney, Denver, CO, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before PORFILIO, HOLLOWAY, and TACHA, Circuit Judges.

JOHN C. PORFILIO, Circuit Judge.

A jury convicted Derrick Dunson on two counts of distributing crack cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(B)(iii) based primarily on the testimony of Fidel Garner, the government's cooperating witness. Mr. Dunson appeals his conviction, claiming the district court erred by: (1) excluding evidence of Mr. Garner's prior conviction for shoplifting; (2) precluding Mr. Dunson from recalling a witness to demonstrate...

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