Legal Opinion
United States v. Juan Jose Pujana-Mena
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 25, 1991No. 669, Docket 90-1464PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PIERCE, Senior Circuit Judge:
Juan José Pujana-Mena appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, Korman, Judge, convicting him after a jury trial of conspiracy and substantive narcotics offenses. Pujana-Mena seeks reversal of his conviction contending that the district court erred in refusing to instruct the jury that character evidence alone may be sufficient to create a reasonable doubt. He also claims that the court erred in permitting a government agent to vouch for the credibility of a government informant. After considering each of…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Paul John Carbo, Frank Palermo, Joseph Sica, Louis Tom Dragna, and Truman K. Gibson, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1963
- Edgington v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Nash v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1932
- United States v. Alan Scop, Raphael Bloom, Herbert Stone and Jack RingerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
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3Cited by35 opinions
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