Legal Opinion
United States v. Diaz
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 3, 2010No. 08-1766PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Victor Diaz was found guilty of conspiring to engage in the sexual trafficking of children based on his involvement in a prostitution business, operated by his niece, that employed several minors. See 18 U.S.C §§ 371, 1591. On appeal, he asserts that his right to a fair trial was compromised by the district court’s failure to investigate an incident of premature jury deliberations. He also claims that the court improperly admitted two sets of hearsay statements: (1) comments made by two minors during the course of prostitution calls that had been set up by…
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