Read US v. Rivera, 04-4149, 04-4150

Defendants' convictions for conspiracy to commit premeditated murder are affirmed over their claims that the district court erred by 1) admitting out-of-court statements, 2 )refusing to allow examination of the investigating detectives, and 3) denying a motion to sever.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/04/2005
• Decided 06/23/2005
• Published 06/23/2005

Judges

• Before WILKINS, Chief Judge, and KING and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  John Cady Kiyonaga, Kiyonaga & Kiyonaga, Alexandria, Virginia;  Jerome Patrick Aquino, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellants.   Ronald L. Walutes, Jr., Assistant United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Paul J. McNulty, United States Attorney, Michael E. Rich, Assistant United States Attorney, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellee.