Legal Opinion
United States v. Lamthong Sudthisa-Ard
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 1, 1994No. 92-50375PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, Circuit Judge:
Lamthong Sudthisa-Ard appeals his jury conviction for conspiracy and importation of heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 952, 960, and 963. We dismiss the appeal because Sudthisa-Ard’s thirteen-year fugitive status’prejudiced the government’s ability to retry the case in the event of reversal and made meaningful appellate review impossible.
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In 1978, the district court conducted a joint trial of Sudthisa-Ard and Yukio Uramoto for heroin smuggling. On the final day of trial, Sudthisa-Ard jumped bail. After the district court issued a bench warrant and…
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