Legal Opinion
United States v. Heidi Haischer
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 25, 2015No. 13-10392PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CLIFTON, Circuit Judge:
Heidi Haischer appeals her jury trial conviction and sentence for committing and conspiring to commit wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343 and 18 U.S.C. § 1349. We conclude that, under the circumstances of this case, the district court’s decision to exclude all evidence of Haischer’s alleged abuse at the hands of her then-boyfriend (and alleged co-conspirator), and to instruct the jury to- disregard this evidence in its entirety, was error. Because this erroneous evidentiary ruling violated Haischer’s due process right to present a complete defense, and…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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