United States v. Isa Noel

KRAUSE, Circuit Judge.

Chief among several questions presented by this criminal appeal is what showing a defendant must make to warrant an evidentiary hearing when moving for a new trial on the ground of newly discovered evidence of juror misconduct. We are also called upon to consider the extent to which the Confrontation Clause entitles a defendant to cross-examine government witnesses who testify pursuant to cooperation agreements about the sentence reductions they expect to receive in exchange. Because we conclude that the Defendant's new trial motion did not make the requisite showing to…