United States First Circuit
US v. VENTURA-MELENDEZ, 01-1400
Under Fed. R. Evid. 803, the Navy's official practice of recording those who were authorized to enter its facility is a self-authenticating document and is sufficient evidence to support a finding that certain defendants were not authorized to enter the facility.
Appellate Information
- Decided 12/19/2001
- Published 12/19/2001
Judges
- TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, KRAVITCH, Senior Circuit Judge, and LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
Court
- United States First Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Linda Backiel, for appellant.
- For Appellees:
- Francis J. Bustamante, Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, with whom Guillermo Gil, United States Attorney, Jorge E. Vega-Pacheco, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Chief, Criminal Division, and Anthony Chávez, Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, were on brief, for appellee.