Buffett v. Jaramillo

I respectfully dissent.

The question before this Court is whether to require Appellees — Fabian Mascarenas, Martin Vargas, and Albino Chacon — to submit to a new trial, even though the jury exonerated each of them from any responsibility in the death of Boyd Buffett. The majority does not base its ruling on any error in the jury instructions regarding the liability of Appellees or on any error with respect to the admission or exclusion of evidence regarding their liability. One indication of the remoteness of the connection between the case against Appellees and the alleged errors requiring a…