Legal Opinion
United States v. Jose Antonio Peyro
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 17, 1986No. 85-1610PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
Jose Antonio Peyro appeals from a conviction after a jury trial on charges stemming from his role in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine. 1 For reversal, Peyro ar gues that the district court: 2 (1) violated his sixth amendment right to confrontation when it foreclosed his cross-examination of a witness who had purchased cocaine from him as to how the cocaine was further distributed; (2) improperly admitted prejudicial evidence of an unrelated conspiracy; (3) erred in refusing to grant a mistrial or strike the testimony of a witness alleged incompetent; and (4)…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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- Iannelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Alford v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
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3Cited by45 opinions
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