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United States v. Tapaha

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided June 5, 2018No. 17-2104PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BACHARACH, Circuit Judge.

*902 Ms. Cornelia Tapaha was convicted of assault for hitting her boyfriend, Mr. Myron Yazzie, with her car. She appeals this conviction, arguing that the district court

• violated her constitutional right to present a defense by excluding certain testimony from three witnesses: (1) Ms. Tamara Tapaha, Cornelia's sister; 1 (2) Mr. Yazzie; and (3) Cornelia herself,

• violated the Confrontation Clause by excluding certain testimony by Mr. Yazzie, and

• erred in refusing to admit redacted portions of an interview with a law-enforcement officer.

We conclude that

• exclusion of the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Taylor v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  2. United States v. BautistaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1998
  3. Sara Lowry v. City of San DiegoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2017
  4. United States v. DowlinCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2005
  5. Richmond v. EmbryCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1997

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. United States v. HammersCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2019
  2. United States v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2019
  3. United States v. BishopCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2019
  4. United States v. McFaddenCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2024
  5. United States v. TonyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2020

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