United States Third Circuit

Convictions of multiple defendants for crimes related to a drug-dealing operation are affirmed where: 1) a waiver in a proffer agreement that allowed the government to use a defendant's proffer statements as part of its case-in-chief at trial was valid and enforceable; and 2) admission of that proffer statement did not violate the Confrontation Clause rights of other defendants who were implicated in the statement.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/03/2008
• Published 10/03/2008

Judges

• Before:  BARRY, AMBRO and GARTH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jerome A. Ballarotto, Trenton, NJ, for Appellant Lorenzo Hardwick., Catherine M. Brown, Morristown, NJ, for Appellant Jose G. Rodriguez., Michael E. Riley, Law Offices of Michael E. Riley, LLC, Mount Holly, NJ, for Appellant Bernard Murray., Brian S. O'Malley, Haddon Heights, NJ, for Appellant Allen Resto.


• For Appellees:
  
• Christopher J. Christie, United States Attorney, George S. Leone, Chief, Appeals Division, Eric H. Jaso, Assistant United States Attorney, Newark, NJ, for Appellee.