Tenth Circuit· 1/10/2007

United States v. Townley

Citations

472 F.3d 1267
72 Fed. R. Serv. 226
2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 454
2007 WL 60881

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concluding records from the National Crime Information Center Database were sufficient to establish the existence of the prior convictions where appellant did not present any contradictory evidence
noting that Shepard “was concerned . . . with what documents can be used to prove the facts underlying a conviction where the elements of the state crime do not precisely mirror the federal definition” (quotation marks omitted)
“Although a district court’s evidentiary rulings are reviewed for abuse of discretion, whether admission of such evidence violates the Confrontation Clause is reviewed de novo.”
“We find no merit to Appellant’s unfounded and unsupported contention that Crawford’s instruction on testimonial hearsay somehow eviscerated Federal Rule of Evidence 801(d)(2)(E), especially since Rule 801(d)(2)(E
noting circuit’s strong preference for James hearings

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Judges: Kelly, McKAY, O'Brien

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