Legal Opinion
United States v. Jose Vazquez-Pulido
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided September 1, 1998No. 97-2238PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRORBY, Circuit Judge.
Mr. Jose Vazquez-Pulido appeals his jury conviction in federal district court for five drug-related offenses. He specifically appeals the district court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence seized from him subsequent to his allegedly unlawful arrest. He also appeals the court’s ruling that allowed the government to cross-examine his expert witness on mental capacity as to tests used to determine his competency to stand trial. We exercise jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm.
BACKGROUND
At roughly 9:00 a.m. on March 19, 1996, Javier Vazquez-Pulido 1…
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