Legal Opinion
United States v. Omar
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 23, 1997No. 95-1271, 95-1272PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.
Burton Ferrara and Sohiel Omar appeal from their convictions for bank larceny, money laundering and conspiracy. The single issue is whether the district court erred in excluding, over the defendants’ objection, grand jury testimony of a witness who had died prior to the trial. The issue turns on the application of the hearsay exception for “former testimony.” Fed.R.Evid. 804(b)(1).
On March 27, 1991, a Brinks armored truck making deliveries in Boston was robbed of about $900,000. The truck was found in nearby Somerville with the money missing and the driver, Burton…
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