United States First Circuit

Defendant's conviction for conspiracy to commit murder is reversed where the district court erred in admitting testimonial hearsay against him in violation of Crawford v. Washington, 124 S.Ct. 1354 (2004).

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/05/2004
• Published 11/05/2004

Judges

• LIPEZ, Circuit Judge., Before SELYA, Circuit Judge, COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Lydia Lizarribar-Masini, for appellant Omar Genao-Sanchez., Raymond L. Sanchez Maceira, on brief, for appellant José Rodriguez-Marrero., Linda George, for appellant Luis Roldan-Cortes.


• For Appellees:
  
• Thomas F. Klumper, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom H.S. Garcia, United States Attorney, and Sonia I. Torres, Assistant United States Attorney, were on brief, for appellee.