Legal Opinion
Acosta v. Raemisch
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided December 15, 2017No. 17-1131PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
' McHUGH, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner-Appellant Gabriel Acosta and his girlfriend, Chante Dillon, killed their roommate, Kimberly Dotson, after Ms. Dotson wrecked their car. Mr. Acosta and Ms. Dillon duct-taped, beat, and suffocated Ms. Dotson to death, then bagged her body in trash bags and threw her in a dumpster. They were both charged with first-degree murder.
Patricia Medina was the only eyewitness to the murder. Before Mr. Acosta’s trial, Ms. Medina described the killing in a recorded statement to the police, in two criminal depositions at which she was cross-examined, and at Ms. Dillon’s…
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