· 3/3/1976
United States v. Albert John Pena
Citations
- 527 F.2d 1356
- 1976 U.S. App. LEXIS 12583
How courts have described this case
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- exculpatory statement insufficiently against penal interest where “there are possible explanations .. . inconsistent with culpability”
- although made to a friend, statement lacked reliability because made several months after the act
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Judges: Clark, Ro-Ney, Wisdom
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