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Second Circuit· 6/16/2011

United States v. O'Connor

Citations

  • 650 F.3d 839
  • 85 Fed. R. Serv. 781
  • 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 12388
  • 2011 WL 2417143

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  • holding that there was “no reason to believe that [the co-defendant] would waive his Fifth Amendment privilege in order to testify” on the defendant’s behalf
  • reviewing district court's decision to admit evidence pursuant to Rule 414 for abuse of discretion
  • distinguishing between an attorney seeking to avoid appointment in the first place and one seeking to withdraw following proper appointment
  • defendant provided \no inkling of what helpful information might have been found” during a continuance sought to investigate \surprise testimony”
  • defendant provided “no inkling of what helpful information might have been found’’ during a continuance sought to investigate “suiprise testimony”
  • no abuse of discretion in admission of evidence of sexual acts that occurred 30 years earlier

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Judges: Kearse, Pooler, Hall

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