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U.S. v. LINWOOD

No. 97-1771.

142 F.3d 418 (1998)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Vetta LINWOOD, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 20, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Colin S. Bruce (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Urbana, IL, K. Tate Chambers, Office of the United States Attorney, Peoria, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

George F. Taseff (argued), Office of the Federal Public Defender, Peoria, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before BAUER, COFFEY and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.

COFFEY, Circuit Judge.

The defendant-appellant, Vetta Linwood, was convicted by a jury of possessing cocaine base ("crack") with intent to distribute, as well as employing a minor to possess the same with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 861(a)(1), respectively. She filed a motion for a new trial, alleging that the trial judge erroneously rejected her tendered "mere presence" jury instruction and admitted hearsay testimony...

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