Legal Opinion
United States v. Alayeto
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 17, 2010No. 10-2037PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Hilda Alayeto appeals her conviction for illegal possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine. She argues that excluded evidence of her co-defendant’s post-arrest conduct might have led a jury to doubt her criminal intent and that its erroneous exclusion impaired her constitutional right to present a defense. Because the district court did not abuse its discretion in its evidentiary rulings, we affirm.
I. Background
On the evening of July 4, 2007, Alayeto was riding with Victor Gonzalez in his car. She was in the front passenger seat. Two police officers, who knew…
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