Legal Opinion
United States v. Zarauskas
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 10, 2016No. 15-1108PPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STAHL, Circuit Judge.
Following a jury trial, Andrew Zaraus-kas was found guilty on charges relating to the illegal importation of narwhal tusks. 1 In this appeal, Zarauskas contends that the district court erred by allowing, then failing to cure, a series of comments and questions by the prosecutor, which Zaraus-kas claims violated the Fifth Amendment by drawing the jury’s attention to his decision not to testify. Zarauskas also challenges the district court’s admission of records of vehicular border crossings between the United States and Canada, which the government offered to establish…
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