Legal Opinion
United States v. Roach
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided July 24, 2018No. 17-2085PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MATHESON, Circuit Judge.
A jury convicted Shane Roach of coercing D.G. into prostitution in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1591 (a)(1). Mr. Roach recruited D.G. and, with help from Angela Santillanes, prostituted D.G. to clients. D.G. became scared and reached out for help, leading to Mr. Roach's and Ms. Santillanes's arrests.
The Government charged Mr. Roach and Ms. Santillanes under § 1591(a)(1), but after Ms. Santillanes agreed to testify against Mr. Roach, it dropped her charge. At trial, Mr. Roach attempted to cross-examine Ms. Santillanes about three topics. The Government successfully objected.
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- United States v. Luis Anthony RiveraCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1990
- United States v. Wayne Lewis CharleyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1999
- United States v. SummersCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2005
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- United States v. IsabellaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2019
- United States v. FinnesyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2020
- United States v. OtuonyeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2021
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