United States DC Circuit

Defendants' convictions for conspiring to import cocaine and to manufacture and distribute cocaine for import into the United States are affirmed where, in issuing and managing a protective order, the district court accommodated the government's law enforcement interests in a manner that did not impermissibly intrude upon appellants' Sixth Amendment rights and did not result in prejudice that would require reversal of their convictions.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/13/2009
• Decided 06/18/2010
• Published 06/18/2010

Judges

• Before ROGERS and GRIFFITH, Circuit Judges, and SILBERMAN, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Carmen D. Hernandez, appointed by the court, argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant Anayibe R. Valderama., Elita C. Amato, appointed by the court, argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant Jose A. Celis., Manuel J. Retureta, appointed by the court, argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant Juan D. Giraldo.


• For Appellees:
  
• Mary E. Mogavero, Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellee. With her on the brief were Lanny Breuer, Assistant Attorney General, Teresa A. Wallbaum, Appellate Counsel, and Tritia Yuen, Trial Attorney. Roy W. McLeese III, Assistant U.S. Attorney, entered an appearance.