Legal Opinion
United States v. Brutus
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 2, 2007No. 06-2710-crPublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN M. WALKER, JR., Circuit Judge:
Defendant-appellant Waline Brutus appeals from a judgment of the District Court for the Eastern District of New York (I. Leo Glasser, Judge) convicting her, after a jury trial, of importing five or more kilograms of cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 952, and possessing five or more kilograms of cocaine with the intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a). Brutus, who testified on her own behalf at trial, contends on appeal that the district court erred in instructing the jury on how to evaluate her testimony. For the reasons that follow, we…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Estelle v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Fahy v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Coffin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
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3Cited by35 opinions
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