United States Ninth Circuit

Defendants' methamphetamine conspiracy convictions are affirmed where: 1) defense counsel was not improperly prevented from cross-examining coconspirators about the prison sentences they would have received but for their cooperation with the government; 2) there was no error in the admission of certain evidence; and 3) defendants' rights to a fair trial and due process were not violated by a denial of a request that the court seat them at the counsel table, instead of seating them directly behind their attorneys.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/20/2007
• Decided 08/28/2006
• Published 08/28/2006

Judges

• Before:  MARY M. SCHROEDER, Chief Circuit Judge, HARRY PREGERSON, STEPHEN REINHARDT, PAMELA ANN RYMER, HAWKINS, SUSAN P. GRABER, KIM McLANE WARDLAW, RAYMOND C. FISHER, RONALD M. GOULD, RICHARD A. PAEZ, RICHARD C. TALLMAN, RICHARD R. CLIFTON, CARLOS T. BEA, MILAN D. SMITH, JR., and SANDRA S. IKUTA, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• David F. Ness, Assistant Federal Defender, Federal Defenders of Montana, Great Falls, MT, and James B. Obie, Helena, MT, for the defendants-appellants., Joseph E. Thaggard, Assistant United States Attorney, United States Attorney's Office, Great Falls, MT, for the plaintiff-appellee.