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United States Second Circuit


US v. TROPEANO, 00-1708

Follow up statement during plea allocution that declarant conspired with more than one person was not sufficiently reliable as a statement against penal interest because defendant had already pled guilty so his statement did not place him in penal jeopardy.

Appellate Information

  • Argued 02/26/2001
  • Decided 06/11/2001
  • Published 06/11/2001

Judges

  • WINTER, Circuit Judge:, Before WINTER, MCLAUGHLIN, and POOLER, Circuit Judges.

Court

  • United States Second Circuit

Counsel

  • For Appellees:
  • Colleen P. Cassidy, The Legal Aid Society Federal Defender Division, Appeals Bureau, New York, NY, for Defendant-Appellant., Timothy J. Coleman, Assistant United States Attorney (Mary Jo White, United States Attorney, and Christine H. Chung, Assistant United States Attorney, of counsel), New York, NY, for Appellee.
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