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U.S. v. ROBINSON

No. 08-3120.

583 F.3d 1265 (2009)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. David Earl ROBINSON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

October 20, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald E. Wurtz, Assistant Federal Public Defender (David J. Phillips, Federal Public Defender, with him on the briefs), Topeka, KS, for Defendant-Appellant.

James A. Brown, Assistant United States Attorney (Marietta Parker, Acting United States Attorney, with him on the briefs), Topeka, KS, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before LUCERO, EBEL, and TYMKOVICH, Circuit Judges.

LUCERO, Circuit Judge.

David Earl Robinson was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm after selling a gun to a confidential informant ("CI"). Six days before Robinson's trial, the government's star witness — the CI who purchased the gun from Robinson — was involuntarily committed to a mental health facility. The district court reviewed the CI's medical files in camera but refused defense counsel access to them. It also precluded defense...

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