Legal Opinion
United States v. Tavarez
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 15, 2010No. 09-3879PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.
Based on information provided by a confidential informant, appellant Lorenzo Tavarez was arrested and charged with two counts of distributing methamphetamine. Despite the informant’s unexplained absence at trial, a jury convicted Tavarez on all charges. Tavarez now argues that the district court erred by refusing to give the jury a requested “missing witness” instruction and that, without the informant’s testimony, the evidence was insufficient to sustain his conviction. We affirm.
Background
In early 2008, a confidential informant advised law enforcement that Tavarez…
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