Legal Opinion
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ernesto MERINO-BALDERRAMA, Defendant-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 21, 1998No. 97-30303PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PREGERSON, Circuit Judge:
OVERVIEW
Defendant-Appellant Ernesto Merino-Bal-derrama appeals his conviction by an Idaho federal jury for possession of child pornography. He argues that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction and that the district court abused its discretion by allowing the jury to watch several films depicting child pornography that were seized from the trunk of his car. For the reasons explained below, we reverse Merino-Balderrama’s conviction and remand for a new trial.
FACTS AND PRIOR PROCEEDINGS
On the night of November 11, 1996, an Idaho state trooper detained…
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