United States v. Christian Paulino

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• holding error to 12 be harmless where “other evidence overwhelmingly established [defendant’s] culpability with 13 respect to the charged crime”
• stating that nothing in Crawford undermines the Bar-one rule that testimonial statements offered for context, not for the truth of the matter asserted, are permissible under the Sixth Amendment
• noting “clearly established” principle that statement not offered to prove truth of matter asserted may not be impeached under Fed. R. Evid. 806
• finding 13 The parties do not dispute that Woolheater was unavailable. 35 insufficient corroboration where father tried to take responsibility for drugs to protect his son
• arguing in the opening that the government would be “unable to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that [Adelekan] knowingly and intentionally joined in that scam that originated from Nigeria”
• the court, after “repeated inquiries of the ill juror,” determined that the illness would prevent the juror from deliberating for two days

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