United States Ninth Circuit
US v. ALVAREZ-FARFAN, 02-10324
The district court abused its discretion in preventing a jury from comparing handwriting on documents, and such error was not harmless to defendant's conviction for distribution of methamphetamine under 21 U.S.C. section 841.
Appellate Information
- Argued 06/13/2003
- Decided 08/07/2003
- Published 08/07/2003
Judges
- D.W. NELSON, Senior Circuit Judge., Before: D.W. NELSON, W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges, and ALSUP, District Judge.
Court
- United States Ninth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellees:
- Fred Hill Atcheson, Reno, NV, for the defendant-appellant., Craig S. Denney, Assistant United States Attorney, Reno, NV, for the plaintiff-appellee.