United States Third Circuit

Evidence implicating the "friend" of a co-defendant violated defendant's Sixth Amendment rights because it was obvious that the defendant was the "friend." However, the violation of Bruton v. United States, 391 US 123 (1968), was not plain error under Fed. R. Crim. P. 52(b).

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/05/2000
• Decided 02/26/2001
• Published 02/27/2001

Judges

• Before: MANSMANN and ALITO, Circuit Judges, and ACKERMAN, District Judge.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Richard Della Fera (Argued), Alvin E. Entin, Entin, Margules & Della Fera, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, FL, Counsel for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• James A. Hurd, Jr., United States Attorney, Carl F. Morey (Argued), Assistant U.S. Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, St. Croix, USVI, Counsel for Appellee.