United States Ninth Circuit

Defendant's conviction for drug- and firearms-related offenses is affirmed where: 1) the district court did not prevent defendant's wife from testifying, did not threaten her, did not coerce her, did not substantially interfere with her decision whether to testify, and did not drive her off the stand; 2) the court merely provided the witness with information and access to her counsel once it became aware of possible self-incrimination and 3) thus, its admonition to the wife did not violate defendant's Sixth Amendment rights.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/05/2008
• Decided 08/18/2008
• Published 08/18/2008

Judges

• GRABER, Circuit Judge:, Before: ALARCÓN, SUSAN P. GRABER, and JOHNNIE B. RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• David F. Ness, Assistant Federal Defender, Federal Defenders of Montana, Great Falls, MT, for the defendant-appellant., Joshua S. Van De Wetering, Assistant United States Attorney, United States Attorney's Office, Missoula, MT, for the plaintiff-appellee.