Legal Opinion
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Eural WILLS, II, Defendant-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 26, 1996No. 95-10054PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALARCON, Circuit Judge:
We must decide whether evidence that a witness is threatened with injury is sufficient to justify a delay in the disclosure of her identity. We hold that evidence that a witness’ safety is threatened constitutes good cause to grant an exception to the disclosure requirements of The Notice of Alibi Rule. Fed.R.Crim.P. 12.1.
Eural Wills, II seeks reversal of the judgment on several grounds. We reject each of these contentions and affirm the judgment. We vacate the five year concurrent sentence imposed by the court because of the jury’s finding that Wills used a gun during…
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