United States Fifth Circuit

Even without evidence corroborating the hearsay account of the kidnapping, defendant's prior arrests on weapons charges and his role as the gun-carrying "enforcer" of a drug trafficking ring establish his future dangerousness, rendering the alleged violation of the Confrontation Clause harmless error beyond a reasonable doubt.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/15/2001
• Published 05/15/2001

Judges

• E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:, Before JOLLY, JONES and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Thomas G. Mattson (argued), Berkeley, CA, Heidi E. Viesturs, Minneapolis, MN, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Tomee Morgan Carden Crocker (argued), Austin, TX, for Respondent-Appellee.