Legal Opinion
United States v. Ralph Baez, Sr.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided March 21, 1983No. 82-1402PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge.
Ralph Baez, Sr. was convicted by a jury of conspiracy to distribute and of distribution of phencyclidine (PCP) in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 846 (1976). On appeal, he asserts that the trial court’s reference to his codefendants’ guilty pleas was plain error. ■ We agree and remand for a new trial. 1
During voir dire, the trial judge summarized the indictment to the prospective jurors, then explained:
“I am going to tell you that the two people who it’s claimed were involved with him in this conspiracy, Ralph Baez, Jr. has pled guilty to one conspiracy count and…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- United States v. Gary HalbertCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- United States v. George Ted PhillipsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
- United States v. William Rensler NolanCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1969
- United States v. Thomas WiesleCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by48 opinions
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- United States v. Jay Lewis Dworken, A/K/A Jason Lewis, Jay Lewis, United States of America v. William S. Gay, United States of America v. Steve RogoveCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
- United States v. NicklCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2005
- United States v. McLainCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
- United States v. Cleotha Johnson, Reginald Johnson, Also Known as Fats, Dwight Johnson, S.T. Cross, Jr., and Regina RamseyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
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