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U.S. v. HILLSMAN

No. 06-20087.

480 F.3d 333 (2007)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John Sidney HILLSMAN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 22, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Renata Ann Gowie (argued), and James Lee Turner, Asst. U.S. Attys., Houston, TX, for U.S.

Marjorie A. Meyers, Fed. Pub. Def., Brent Evan Newton, Asst. Fed. Pub. Def. (argued), Houston, TX, for Hillsman.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, SMITH and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

Defendant argues that his Sixth Amendment right to counsel was violated when the district court responded to a jury note without first giving defense counsel an opportunity to object to the response. We affirm.

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John Hillsman was indicted with three counts of possession of crack cocaine, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense, and felon in possession. He pleaded guilty to the...

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