Opinion ID: 712182
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Heading: The inconsistent statements

Text: 26 During Clayton Brothers's sentencing hearing, the government called as a witness Special Agent Bud Warner, the FBI agent in the case. Mr. Warner testified that he took Mr. Cosom into his custody on the day of the attempted drug sale, Appendix at 60a, that Mr. Cosom waived his constitutional rights, stated that he did not want to be arrested and prosecuted for this crime, and that he would cooperate fully with the FBI. Id.; see also id. at 100a (Federal Bureau of Investigation report, Aug. 24, 1993) (COSOM stated that he did not want to go to jail and inquired as to how he could help himself.). According to Mr. Warner, Mr. Cosom told him that day that Mr. Brothers was fully aware that they were--he was to pick up ten kilograms of cocaine that day. Id. at 61a. Mr. Cosom did not disavow this statement in subsequent proffer sessions. Id. at 50a. 27 However, Mr. Cosom's own testimony during the sentencing hearing contradicted the statement he allegedly made to Mr. Warner. When asked if Mr. Brothers knew prior to the deal that Mr. Cosom intended to purchase ten kilograms of cocaine, Mr. Cosom replied, He never knew the amount. Id. at 40a; see also id. at 49a (I don't think he knew about the ten. He knew I was going to meet somebody about the coke, though.); id. at 52a (He knew I was going to buy it, but he didn't know, you know, how many, the amount.); id. at 54a (THE COURT: Did he know how much money you had?; MR. COSOM: No, I don't believe so.); id. at 56a (Q: [I]s it your recollection that [Mr. Brothers] knew or did not know the amount of drugs you were going to buy on the date of this incident? A: He didn't know.). 1