Legal Opinion
United States v. Jeffrey Jenkins
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 5, 1991No. 89-50248PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judge:
Jeffrey Jenkins was found guilty of possessing an unregistered sawed-off shotgun in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 5861(d). He appeals, arguing that the district court erred in finding his post-arrest confessions voluntary, admitting certain evidence, and failing to give a particular jury instruction. Because we conclude that the district court erroneously admitted Jenkins’s coerced confessions, we reverse without reaching the other issues raised on appeal.
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND
A Seattle narcotics task force was investigating Los Angeles gang members who sold narcotics in…
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