Legal Opinion
United States v. Arias
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided January 11, 2019No. Criminal Action No. 17-10281-PBSPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtSaris, C.J.
Defendant Minerva Ruiz faces two charges arising from an alleged sale of heroin on August 24, 2017. The Government's primary evidence at trial will be testimony from a cooperating witness (CW) who negotiated the sale and took possession of the heroin when the sale was complete. The Government expects that he will testify that the defendant was present when he negotiated the sale and that she showed him by gesture where the drugs were hidden.
On November 26, 2018, one week before the trial was supposed to begin, the Government disclosed the name of the CW to the defendant's attorney, Scott…
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- United States v. PonzoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2017
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