Legal Opinion

United States v. Lopez-Medina

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided February 19, 2010No. 08-4055PublishedCited by 82 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

O’BRIEN, Circuit Judge.

Gerardo Lopez-Medina was convicted by a jury of possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and sentenced to 235 months imprisonment. He contends: (1) his rights under the Confrontation Clause were violated by the admission of certain evidence, absent which there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction; (2) the court erred in ruling he could not question a government witness about the nature of the witness’ recent conviction; and (3) the prosecution committed prosecutorial misconduct on multiple occasions. Finding only one harmless error, we…

2Cases cited43 opinions

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  4. United States v. Sean Lamont CromerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004
  5. United States v. George Don GallowayCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1995

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3Cited by82 opinions

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