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U.S. v. MASON

Nos. 01-30538, 01-30559.

293 F.3d 826 (2002)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alfonzo MASON and Linda Faye Hawkins Smith, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 10, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Josette Louise Cassiere, Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued), Shreveport, LA, for United States.

Walter Lee Perkins, Jr. (argued), Monroe, LA, for Mason.

Christopher Albert Aberle (argued), Mandeville, LA, for Smith.

Before DUHÉ, DeMOSS and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

CLEMENT, Circuit Judge:

Alfonzo Mason and Linda Faye Hawkins Smith appeal their convictions for conspiring to distribute crack cocaine. For the following reasons, we vacate the appellants' convictions and sentences and remand for a new trial.

I.

In the spring of 1999, the Madison Parish Sheriff's Office received a tip from a confidential informant that appellants Alfonzo Mason ("Mason") and Linda Faye Hawkins Smith ("Smith") were selling crack cocaine...

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