U.S. v. HINTON

No. 03-3803.

423 F.3d 355 (2005)

UNITED STATES of America v. Thomas HINTON aka James Kirkland Thomas Hinton, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed September 14, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward C. Meehan, Jr., Esquire (Argued), Philadelphia, PA, for Appellant.

Maureen Barden, Esquire (Argued), Office of United States Attorney, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellee.

Before: SCIRICA, Chief Judge, McKEE and CHERTOFF, Circuit Judges.


SCIRICA, Chief Judge.

Thomas Hinton appeals from his conviction for possession with intent to distribute cocaine base in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). Hinton contends the District Court erroneously permitted the Government to offer as evidence out-of-court statements made by a witness he never had an opportunity to cross-examine, depriving him of his Sixth Amendment right to confrontation.

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