RUTA

v.

MASSACHUSETTS

Citator

Cited By

• United States v. Silverman, 861 F.2d 571 (9th Cir. 1988)
  …ructions are valid only if there is evidence sufficient to support a chain of unbroken inferences from the defendant's behavior to the defendant's guilt of the crime charged. United States v. Feldman, 788 F. 2d 544, 555 (9th Cir.1986), cert. denied; 479 U.S. 1067, 107 S.Ct. 955, 93 L.Ed.2d 1003 (1987). The Fifth Circuit has described this requirement clearly, explaining that four inferences must be justified: "(1) from the defendant's behavior to flight; (2) from flight to consciousness of guilt; (3) from co…

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• United States v. Roy C. Blakeney (90-5664), 942 F.2d 1001 (6th Cir. 1991)
  …a mistrial for abuse of discretion.” Levy, 904 F. 2d at 1030. The primary concern in ruling upon a motion for a mistrial is a determination of the fairness to the accused. United States v. Atisha, 804 F. 2d 920, 926-27 (6th Cir.1986), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 1067, 107 S.Ct. 955, 93 L.Ed.2d 1003 (1987). The facts of Atisha are similar enough to those in the instant case to lend guidance to our analysis of this matter. In Atisha, the defendant claimed that the district court abused its discretion in denying th…
• United States v. Bonanno, 852 F.2d 434 (9th Cir. 1988)
  …engthy cross-examination, and were irrelevant to the issues at trial. The trial court’s decision to limit the scope of cross-examination is reviewed for abuse of discretion. United States v. Feldman, 788 F. 2d 544, 554 (9th Cir.1986), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 1067, 107 S.Ct. 955, 93 L.Ed.2d 1003 (1987). A defendant’s constitutional right to confront witnesses through cross-examination is limited to issues relevant to the trial. Id. Generally, once cross-examination reveals sufficient information with which to…