Legal Opinion
United States v. Hector Tafollo-Cardenas
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 22, 1990No. 88-1494PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
We consider if the government deprived the defendant of his constitutional rights when it deported a witness before trial and if the district court improperly admitted prior inconsistent statements of a second witness as substantive evidence.
BACKGROUND
In July 1988 Veronice Orozco-Contreras arrived in San Francisco from Guadalajara, Mexico. Customs officials observing her became suspicious that she might be involved in smuggling, conducted a pat down search and discovered heroin wrapped in white gauze around her waist.
After Drug Enforcement Administration agents…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- California v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- United States v. Valenzuela-BernalSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- United States v. OwensSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- United States v. Harvey M. RenvilleCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
- United States v. Sanchez-LopezCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- Kirk v. Raymark Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- United States v. Hector Ramirez-JiminezCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
- United States v. Barbara Gail Harrison-PhilpotCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
- United States v. Alan James DringCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
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