United States v. Castro

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

In this criminal appeal, defendant-appellant Christian Castro argues that the district court erred when it excluded the testimony of two prospective defense witnesses on the ground that each of them, if called to the witness stand, could and would invoke his Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination. In addition, Castro asseverates that the prosecution’s role in keeping one of these witnesses from testifying distorted the factfinding process and denied him a fair trial. Discerning no error, we affirm the judgment of conviction.

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Background

A federal grand jury…