Legal Opinion

United States v. Lozado

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided January 20, 2015No. 14-1094PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MATHESON, Circuit Judge.

At his jury trial for being a felon in possession of ammunition in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), Gregory Lozado asked the district court to admit a hearsay statement from his brother-in-law, Novelle Far-ris, claiming ownership of the ammunition. The court excluded the statement because it did not meet the hearsay exception requirements of Federal Rule of Evidence 804(b)(3) for a statement against interest. The jury convicted Mr. Lozado. The court sentenced him to prison for 235 months.

Mr. Lozado now appeals. Exercising jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, we…

2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Harris v. Forklift Systems, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  3. Koon v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  4. Williamson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  5. In re Japanese Electronic Products Antitrust LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983

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3Cited by20 opinions

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