Legal Opinion
United States v. Samaniego
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided August 18, 1999No. 98-6152PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Circuit Judge.
Rolando Samaniego was convicted in the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma of 31 drug-related counts. His appeal is primarily addressed to the district court’s admission of several summaries under Federal Rule of Evidence 1006 over his objection that the underlying documents constituted hearsay and the government failed to lay the foundation required for their admission. This court exercises jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and REVERSES.
A district judge’s decision to admit evidence is reviewed for an abuse of discretion. See Harris…
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