Legal Opinion
Agustine Dozal Moroyoqui v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 28, 1978No. 77-1505PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SNEED, Circuit Judge:
In 1976 Petitioner Moroyoqui was put on trial on charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and with distribution of cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846. During the examination of a government witness, information was brought out under questioning by the prosecution which was prejudicial to the petitioner. The court granted defense counsel’s request for a mistrial.
Before a second trial was held, petitioner moved for dismissal, claiming that he was forced to demand a mistrial because of overreaching and misconduct by the…
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3Cited by18 opinions
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