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United States v. Wilberth Garcia

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided April 6, 2018No. 17-10862PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Per curiam

A jury convicted Wilberth Medina Garcia of illegal reentry. Garcia now appeals his conviction, arguing that the district court erred by (1) permitting the government to bolster the credibility of its declarants improperly, (2) overruling Garcia's hearsay and Confrontation Clause objections to the government's evidence, and (3) denying Garcia's motion for a new trial predicated on the government's putative Brady violation. Finding the district court's rulings correct, we AFFIRM Garcia's conviction.

BACKGROUND

Garcia, a Mexican citizen, entered the United States without inspection in 2002. On…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Melendez-Diaz v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  3. United States v. DelgadoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2012
  4. United States v. BellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2004
  5. United States v. Oscar Ramos QuezadaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985

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  5. United States v. Charles BoltonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2018

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