Legal Opinion

United States v. Evelyn Soto

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided August 29, 1983No. 1468, Docket 83-1099PublishedCited by 144 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MALETZ, Senior Judge:

Defendant-appellant Evelyn Soto appeals from her conviction on two counts of conspiracy. The first count charged Soto with conspiracy to distribute narcotics in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846; the second with conspiracy to use a firearm to commit a felony, a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371.

Soto advances three arguments on this appeal. The first relates to an allegedly erroneous evidentiary ruling regarding co-conspirator hearsay statements, see United States v. Geaney, 417 F.2d 1116 (2d Cir. 1969). Another goes to a purported failure to correctly charge the jury on the…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  3. United States v. BarnesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
  4. United States v. Dennis Geaney and Vincent Russell LynchCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
  5. United States v. Yvette Carson, Lemuel Mont, A/K/A "Lam," and Kenneth Thomas, A/K/A "Kenneth Davis,"Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983

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3Cited by144 opinions

  1. United States v. Murad NersesianCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
  2. United States v. Frank Locascio, and John GottiCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
  3. Joseph Fama v. Commissioner of Correctional ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
  4. United States v. YoungCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
  5. United States v. Juan Castillo, Aka: Luis Hong Rojas, United States of America v. Antonio De La RentaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989

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