Legal Opinion

United States v. Matus-Zayas

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided August 24, 2011No. 09-10294PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

RAWLINSON, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Juan Leonardo Matus-Zayas appeals his conviction on various counts related to transporting and harboring illegal aliens. Matus-Zayas specifically challenges the district court’s decision to admit into evidence videotaped deposition testimony of detained material witnesses pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3144. For the first time on appeal, Matus-Zayas argues that the statute is facially invalid and that the court erred by permitting the government to admit the depositions .into evidence at trial without any showing of a witness’s unavailability. He also argues…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Jackson v. BrownCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
  2. United States v. BaramdykaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
  3. United States v. HammonsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009
  4. United States v. Charly Sion Hagege, United States of America v. Charly Sion HagegeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
  5. United States v. Doyle E. Campbell, Doyle E. Campbell, M.D., Inc., an Ohio CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988

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3Cited by22 opinions

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  2. United States v. SolorioCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2012
  3. United States v. Chao Fan XuCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2013
  4. State v. TribbleSupreme Court of Vermont · 2012
  5. United States v. Arturo EsparzaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2015

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