United States v. Valente

ALDRICH, District Judge.

The defendant, following a verdict of guilty of falsely claiming to be a United States citizen, 18 U.S.C.A. § 911, moves for a new trial. The only ground alleged for possible consideration is that the court “erred in excluding evidence offered by the defendant of improper arrest, detention and the denial of due process of law and Constitutional guarantees.” Actually, no evidence was either offered, or excluded along such lines. At the hearing on the motion, however, defendant complained of certain evidence that was admitted, which I will now consider.

Briefly, the case…