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· 7/18/2014

United States v. Martin Sigillito

Citations

  • 759 F.3d 913
  • 2014 WL 3605862
  • 2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 13729

How courts have described this case

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  • holding any procedural error harmless because it did not affect the Guidelines range
  • noting harmless error review is permissible for procedural errors, such as miscalculation of a defendant’s offense level
  • finding no conflict where two prosecutors who voluntarily recused from a case because of a supervisory prosecutor’s conflict nevertheless participated in the case
  • noting that “Libretti continues to control”
  • “[E]xposure of the witness’s motivation for testifying is an important aspect in the constitutionally protected right of cross-examination.”
  • “[E]xclusion of evidence” for violations of Rule 41(f)(1) “is required only when the error prejudices the defendant, or the police act in reckless disregard to the proper procedure.”

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Judges: Loken, Murphy, Smith

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