Legal Opinion
United States v. Vigoa
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided March 27, 1987No. Crim. A. 86-249PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMENDED OPINION
SAROKIN, District Judge.
This matter is before the court on the government’s application to admit the grand jury testimony of Orestes Rodriguez, a recently deceased government witness, into evidence at trial. For the reasons set forth below, the court concludes that admission of the grand jury testimony would violate both the Federal Rules of Evidence and the Confrontation Clause. 1
BACKGROUND
On May 22, 1986, pursuant to a cooperation agreement with the government, Orestes Rodriguez testified before a Brooklyn grand jury concerning Manuel Vigoa’s participation in a cocaine…
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