U.S. v. PERKINS

Nos. 96-3115 to 96-3118, 96-3149.

138 F.3d 421 (1998)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Derrin A. PERKINS, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Andre P. WILLIAMS, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. McKinley L. BOARD, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Donnell O. WILLIAMS, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Gregory M. THOMAS, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided March 20, 1998


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew Grosso, Washington, DC, appointed by the court, argued the cause for the appellants. James Maloney, Paul Kay, Mary E. Davis and Marian Flynn, Washington, DC, appointed by the court, were on the joint brief.

Michael A. Fitzpatrick, Assistant United States Attorney, Washington, DC, argued the cause for the appellee. Mary Lou Leary, United States Attorney at the time the brief was filed, and John R. Fisher, Thomas C. Black and Carmen R. Kelley, Assistant United States Attorneys, Washington, DC, were on brief.

Before: EDWARDS, Chief Judge; WILLIAMS and HENDERSON, Circuit Judges.


KAREN LeCRAFT HENDERSON, Circuit Judge:

The appellants, McKinley Board, Gregory Thomas, Donnell Williams, Andre Williams and Derrin Perkins, were all convicted of drug conspiracy charges. They challenge the district court's denial of their motion for new trial based on a letter allegedly written after trial by government witness Stepfoun Hartwell that purported to recant Hartwell's trial testimony and to describe witness...

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