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· 3/9/1987

United States v. Jairo Andres Castro and Oscar Ramiro Pozo

Citations

  • 813 F.2d 571
  • 22 Fed. R. Serv. 995
  • 1987 U.S. App. LEXIS 3251

How courts have described this case

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  • observing that reviewing courts \must limit [themselves] to inquiring whether the district judge's actions amounted to an abuse of discretion\ in assessing rule of completeness determinations
  • noting that the rule of completeness only applies to omitted statements
  • where evidence against defendant overwhelming, and prejudice arising from error relatively insignificant, error likely harmless
  • \[C]ourts historically have required a party offering testimony as to an utterance to present fairly the `substance or effect' and context of the statement.\
  • discussing origins of rule of completeness
  • discussing origins of rule of completeness

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Judges: Lumbard, Cardamone, Pierce

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