· 4/28/2015
United States v. Miguel Torralba-Mendia
Citations
- 784 F.3d 652
- 97 Fed. R. Serv. 414
- 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 6980
- 2015 WL 1903831
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that plain error did not affect the outcome where there was “a substantial amount of evidence, aside from [the erroneously admitted testimony]”
- holding that plain error did not affect the outcome where there was “a substantial amount of evidence, aside from [the erroneously admitted testimony]”
- “[A]n officer who has extensively reviewed a video may offer a narration, pointing out particulars that a casual observer might not see.”
- “We remedy a district court’s plain error only when the defendant shows that the error affected his substantial rights.”
- evidence about an “organization’s methods” can help to “prove the existence of a conspiracy and put [the defendant’s] actions in context”
- “[T]he district court should require an adequately specific foundation, so that the jury has the information needed to evaluate the case agent’s testimony.”
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Judges: Murphy, Tallman, Rawlinson
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