Legal Opinion
United States v. Rene De La Rosa
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 24, 1999No. 97-41346PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
This appeal poses the question whether a trial court abused its discretion by refusing to admit evidence or advise the jury of a defendant’s prior acquittal on a related charge. Additionally, we are asked to determine whether sufficient evidence supported the conviction. We conclude that neither of the challenged rulings constitutes an abuse of discretion and that the conviction is adequately supported by the evidence.
BACKGROUND
Rene De La Rosa was charged with: (1) conspiracy to influence James Almaraz, a petit juror who was serving in the trial of Javier Lopez Cantu, in…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- United States v. Samuel Duncan, Jr., Grace Duncan, Gay Nell Duncan, Marshall Sutton, Angela F. Turner, Arthur D. Wilson, and Oscar L. WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
- United States v. Frank Viserto, Jr., Richard Rocco, Joseph Solce, Garnet Johnson, Sarah Payne, Howard Williams and Prentiss CovingtonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by26 opinions
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