United States v. Irving L. Napue

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• holding that government must demonstrate an objective and reasonable fear that the destruction of evidence is imminent, or is already taking place
• noting that district court has authority to require the government to provide the defendant with witness list
• considering the government’s reasons for objecting to certain discovery disclosures based on safety concerns in camera but noting “potentially significant problems” with the use of ex parte communications
• Two and one-half year gap in proof of sale of drugs does not necessarily defeat single conspiracy theory
• “There was no testimony ... that commotion created during the arrest was likely to have alerted anyone in the room to the fact that an arrest had taken place.”
• \to obtain an evidentiary hearing . . . a defendant must make a prima facie case based on facts sufficient to raise a reasonable doubt about the prosecutor's purpose\

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