U.S. v. MITCHELL

No. 97-1295.

145 F.3d 572 (1998)

UNITED STATES of America, v. Byron MITCHELL, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided May 14, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Epstein (Argued), Assistant Federal Defender, Elaine DeMasse, Assistant Federal Defender, Senior Appellate Counsel, Maureen Kearney Rowley, Chief Federal Defender, Federal Court Division, Defender Association of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellant.

Michael R. Stiles, United States Attorney, Walter S. Batty, Jr., Assistant United States Attorney, Chief of Appeals, Paul A. Sarmousakis (Argued), Assistant United States Attorney, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellee.

Before: SLOVITER, LEWIS and GARTH, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.

In this case, we must examine whether there is any basis to justify the introduction into evidence of an anonymous note that was plainly hearsay. Appellant Byron Mitchell, who was convicted of conspiracy to commit and commission of Hobbs Act robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1951, and use of and carrying a firearm during a crime of violence, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c), contends that the district...

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