Legal Opinion
United States v. Arleathea Molina-Guevara
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 26, 1996No. 94-5754PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
STAPLETON, Circuit Judge:
Arleathea Molina-Guevara was convicted of importing, and conspiring to import, more than 500 grams of cocaine. She was sentenced to 84 months’ imprisonment. On appeal, she challenges her conviction and sentence on several grounds, two of which we find meritorious. We agree that the district court abused its discretion by refusing to grant a mistrial after the prosecutor, in summation, (1) asserted that a government agent, if called to testify would have, given inculpatory information about the defendant, and (2) improperly vouched for the…
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