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· 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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