Legal Opinion
United States v. Fernandez
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 7, 2000No. 99-50738PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TROTT, Circuit Judge:
The question before us is whether the district court properly sanctioned the United States for violating a discovery order by precluding the government from seeking the death penalty against Fernando Alvidrez, Marcel Arevalo, Daniel Bravo, Javier Alvidrez Duarte, Gerardo Jacobo, and Robert Mercado (collectively “Defendants”). The district court’s decision to impose this sanction was based on the government’s refusal to turn over its confidential predecisional death penalty evaluation form and prosecution memorandum, which contained information concerning the Attorney…
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