United States v. Causevic

ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

A jury convicted Rasim Causevic of one count of making a materially false statement, see 18 U.S.C. § 1001(a)(2), and one count of making a materially false statement in an immigration matter, see 18 U.S.C.A. § 1546(a). Mr. Causevic appealed, contending that he was denied his right to be confronted with the witnesses against him, see U.S. Const, amend. VI, and challenging the sufficiency of the evidence. Because we conclude that Mr. Causevic’s confrontation rights were violated, we reverse his convictions and remand for further proceedings.

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Since Mr. Causevic challenges…