United States Sixth Circuit

In a murder case where the defense theory contested the identity of the killer, defense counsel's assurance to witness that he was not "out to get" the witness defeats a claim that statements made in response to those assurances are statements against penal interests.

Appellate Information

• Argued 08/07/2001
• Decided 09/28/2001
• Published 09/28/2001

Judges

• Before SUHRHEINRICH and SILER, Circuit Judges;  HOOD, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John C. Bruha (argued and briefed), Office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western Dist. of Michigan, Grand Rapids, MI, for United States., Christopher P. Yates (argued and briefed), Federal Public Defenders Office, Grand Rapids, MI, for Eliseo Caldera Alvarez, Jr., Lawrence J. Phelan (argued and briefed), Grand Rapids, MI, for Raul Santiago Gonzales-Garcia.