Legal Opinion
United States v. Del Valle
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 12, 2009No. 08-1234PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Chief Judge.
This appeal is about the denial of a new trial to a convicted significant drug conspirator. Even given that we are the only circuit which has ruled that an affidavit from a convicted codefendant who refused to testify at trial may be used to support a new trial motion because it was “unavailable” at trial, this defendant’s appeal fails.
Douglas Gorbea Del-Valle, the appellant here, and José Ramón Hernández-Rodríguez were involved in a conspiracy to import, possess, and distribute a large amount of cocaine. Gorbea played a major role in the conspiracy: the trading company…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Eberhart v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
- United States v. Jose Ramon Hernandez, United States of America v. Douglas Gorbea Del-ValleCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2000
- United States v. Montilla-RiveraCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997
- United States v. Thomas P. JasinCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002
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