Legal Opinion
United States v. Patricia Ann Larson, United States of America v. Leon Nels Laverdure
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 28, 2006No. 05-30076, 05-30077PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:
In these methamphetamine conspiracy conviction appeals, we must consider whether defense counsel was improperly prevented from cross-examining coconspir-ators about the prison sentences they would have received but for their cooperation with the government, and whether other trial rulings were proper.
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Beginning in April 2003, police officers in Great Falls, Montana, investigated the possibility that Patricia Ann Larson and Leon Neis Laverdure were involved in a conspiracy to purchase and distribute methamphetamine.
The police first orchestrated a controlled purchase…
2Cases cited65 opinions
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- Ohio v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by23 opinions
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