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United States v. Farmer

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided June 4, 2009No. 08-3347PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

While on supervised release, Bushwa Farmer was accused of assault by his girlfriend. The district court 1 held a revocation hearing and then revoked Farmer’s release and sentenced him to twelve months and one day imprisonment. He appeals, contending that the district court erred by finding he had committed assault and denied his rights to due process and confrontation by admitting unreliable hearsay evidence. We affirm.

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2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. United States v. Bruce BellCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
  4. United States v. Shauntel Martin, Also Known as BooCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004
  5. United States v. Linda D. CarothersCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2003

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. United States v. Ricky JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2013
  2. United States v. William SheridanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2017
  3. United States v. Mandingo SimmsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2014
  4. Henderson v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2012
  5. Sumaya Aden v. City of EaganCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2025

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