United States Fifth Circuit

A conviction for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute is vacated and remanded for a new trial where the admission of out-of-court statements made by a confidential informant violated the Confrontation Clause, and the error was not harmless.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/12/2007
• Published 02/22/2007

Judges

• PER CURIAM:, Before GARWOOD, DENNIS and OWEN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Susan B. Cowger, Dallas, TX, Bret E. Helmer, Fort Worth, TX, for U.S.


• For Appellees:
  
• Raymond Edward Taylor, Taylor & Correa, Louis Wayne Correa, Correa & Featherston, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.