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United States v. Byers

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided May 6, 2011No. 09-4439, 09-4677PublishedCited by 61 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Affirmed by published opinion. Chief Judge TRAXLER wrote the opinion, in which Judge MOTZ and Judge KEENAN joined.

OPINION

TRAXLER, Chief Judge:

Patrick Albert Byers, Jr., and Frank Keith Goodman were convicted on charges stemming from a 2007 conspiracy and murder of a witness to prevent him from testifying against Byers in an upcoming state murder trial. Byers and Goodman appeal, challenging several evidentiary rulings by the district court. Goodman also appeals the denial of his motion to sup press. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

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The government presented strong evidence tying Byers…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  3. Arizona v. FulminanteSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  4. Puckett v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  5. United States v. JerniganCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003

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