Legal Opinion

United States v. Gonzales

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided January 7, 1999No. 97-2277PublishedCited by 62 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BRISCOE, Circuit Judge.

The government appeals the district court’s order suppressing statements made by a witness and barring the government from calling the witness at several criminal trials. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for further proceedings.

A federal grand jury returned an indictment in 1995 charging numerous alleged “Sureño 13” members with RICO, RICO conspiracy, murder, conspiracy to murder, attempted murder in aid of racketeering, and narcotics trafficking offenses. Several defendants were charged with participation in the drive-by shooting and murder of rival…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Arizona v. FulminanteSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  3. Roviaro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  4. Taylor v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  5. United States v. PaynerSupreme Court of the United States · 1980

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3Cited by62 opinions

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  4. United States v. SarracinoCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2003
  5. Raiser v. Utah CountyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2005

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