Legal Opinion
United States v. Edward Gutierrez
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 3, 1998No. 97-1591PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
A federal grand jury charged Edward Gutierrez with money laundering and with conspiracy to distribute cocaine and marijuana. After he failed to appear on the first day of trial, he was tried in absentia and was found guilty on four of the six counts with which he was charged. His counsel filed a motion for a new trial, claiming that the district court 2 erred in trying Mr. Gutierrez in absentia. The motion was denied and Mr. Gutierrez was sentenced (again in absentia) to 288 months in prison.
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2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Karlin Kelley v. Sheriff Tom CrunkCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by34 opinions
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- United States v. Michael D. ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2002
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