· 4/29/2013
United States v. Diaz Arias
Citations
- 717 F.3d 1
- 2013 WL 1798342
How courts have described this case
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- concluding court’s instruction to be “fair-minded and impartial” encompassed defendant’s requested instruction on racial prejudice
- concluding court’s instruction to be “fair-minded and impartial” encompassed defendant’s requested instruction on racial prejudice
- concluding that use of third-party proffer statements at sentencing is appropriate
- concluding court’s instruction to be “fair-minded and impartial” encompassed defendant’s requested instruction on racial prejudice
- noting that such testimony is admissible since it is not the type of broad, overarching discussion about “the results of a criminal investigation, usually including aspects” the agent did not participate in
- noting that courts may consider third-party proffer statements for sentencing purposes
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Judges: Boudin, Thompson, Torruella
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