United States Eighth Circuit

A conviction for purchasing furs in South Dakota without a non-resident fur dealer's license is affirmed where the district court did not err in refusing to admit certain hearsay evidence defendant sought to introduce as the proposed testimony was not admissible either as a statement against interest or pursuant to the residual exception to the hearsay rule.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/29/2008
• Published 07/29/2008

Judges

• GRUENDER, Circuit Judge., Before SMITH and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges, and ROSENBAUM, District Judge.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John R. Murphy, Rapid City, SD, for appellant., John Hughes, Roundup, MT, pro se.


• For Appellees:
  
• Mark A. Vargo, AUSA, Rapid City, SD, for appellee.