U.S. v. EDWARDS

No. 99-30143.

235 F.3d 1173 (2000)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Troy Anthony EDWARDS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed December 27, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter J. Avenia & Robert H. Gombier, Tacoma, Washington, for the defendant-appellant.

Timothy J. Ohms, Special Assistant United States Attorney, Spokane, Washington, for the plaintiff-appellee.

Before: HARRY PREGERSON, and DOROTHY W. NELSON, Circuit Judges, and LAWRENCE K. KARLTON District Judge.


PER CURIAM:

Troy Anthony Edwards appeals his conviction from his second trial on one count of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. Because we find that the admission of certain evidence denied Edwards the right to a fair trial, we reverse.

The prosecution of Edwards has been troubled from the beginning. At the first trial, the court admitted a bail receipt linking Edwards to the black bag that contained the cocaine after the bag, which had been...

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