Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit October 5, 1995, 1369, Docket 94-1566 (United States v. Mark Bahna and Armindo Soares)

VAN GRAAFEILAND, Circuit Judge:

In June 1990, Armindo Soares was convicted after a jury trial in Brooklyn of conspiring and attempting to possess cocaine with intent to distribute. On July 31, 1991, Judge Rag-gi, before whom the case was tried, ordered a new trial because of what Judge Raggi concluded was an erroneous ruling concerning character evidence.