Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2015-10-13 22:59:12.420556+00
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United States Court of Appeals
                            FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
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   Nos. 02-1308WM, 02-1701WM, 02-1704WM, 02-1709WM, 02-1710WM,
            02-1722WM, 02-1723WM, 02-2068WM, 02-3582WM
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      No. 02-1308WM                   *
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United States of America,             *
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            Appellee,                 *
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      v.                              *
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Michael Hatcher,                      *
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            Appellant.                *   On Appeal from the United
                                      *   States District Court
__________________________            *   for the Western District
                                      *   of Missouri.
Nos. 02-1701WM, 02-1704WM,            *
        02-1723WM                     *
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United States of America,             *
                                      *
            Appellee,                 *
                                      *
      v.                              *
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Joseph Anthony Porrello,              *
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            Appellant.                *
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Nos. 02-1709WM, 02-1710WM,                *
  02-1722WM, 02-2068WM,                   *
         02-3582WM                        *
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                                          *    On Appeal from the United
United States of America,                 *    States District Court
                                          *    for the Western District
             Appellee,                    *    of Missouri.
      v.                                  *
                                          *
Angelo Porrello,                          *
                                          *
             Appellant.                   *

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                             Submitted: January 13, 2003
                                 Filed: September 7, 2005
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Before BOWMAN, RICHARD S. ARNOLD1, and BYE, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.

       In a previous opinion in this case, United States v. Hatcher, 323 F.3d 666 (8th
Cir. 2003), we held the bulk of appellants' arguments lacked merit, but remanded so
the district court could determine whether tape-recorded conversations between
various cooperating witnesses and their attorneys should have been turned over to the

      1
       The Honorable Richard S. Arnold died on September 23, 2004. This opinion
is being filed by the remaining judges of the panel pursuant to 8th Cir. Rule 47E.

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defense. We retained jurisdiction to consider the result of the district court's inquiry,
and it has now certified to us it has reached a conclusion. On remand, the district
court concluded appellants were not prejudiced by the non-disclosures. We conclude
the district court properly resolved this claim and affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

      The order and judgment of the district court are affirmed in all respects.
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