Legal Opinion

United States v. Bermudez

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided June 17, 2008No. Docket 06-5119-CRPublishedCited by 50 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Judge UNDERHILL dissents, in part, in a separate opinion.

JOHN M. WALKER, JR., Circuit Judge:

Defendant-Appellant Richie Bermudez appeals from his conviction on one count of possession of a firearm after having previously been convicted of a felony, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). He argues that a new trial is warranted on the grounds that the district court (Gerard E. Lynch, Judge) improperly admitted police testimony as to drug-related statements purportedly made by Bermudez; the district court’s usage of the “blind strike” method of jury selection violated Federal Rule of Criminal…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Zafiro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. Pointer v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
  3. United States v. David Thai, Lan Ngoc Tran, Minh Do, Jimmy Nguyen, Hoang Huy Ngo, Quang Van Nguyen, and Lv Hong, A/K/A "l.v. Hong"Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994
  4. Martin T. Kosmynka and Christine Kosmynka v. Polaris Industries, Inc., Docket No. 05-3958-CvCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2006
  5. United States v. Everett W. Thompson, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996

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3Cited by50 opinions

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