SMALL

v.

UNITED STATES

Citator

Cited By

• United States v. Fabio Rodriguez Cortes, 949 F.2d 532 (1st Cir. 1991)
  …ndant associated himself with the venture, participated in it as in something he wished to bring about, and sought by his actions to make it succeed. United States v. Garcia-Rosa, 876 F. 2d 209, 217 (1st Cir.1989) (citations omitted), cert. denied, 493 U.S. 1030, 110 S.Ct. 742, 107 L.Ed.2d 760 (1990), and vacated on other grounds sub nom. Rivera-Feliciano v. United States, — U.S. -, 111 S.Ct. 377, 112 L.Ed.2d 391 (1990). The government’s evidence on Count III is the following. On November 6. 1989, Agent Mo…
• United States v. Garcia, 983 F.2d 1160 (1st Cir. 1993)
  …ates v. Simon, 842 F. 2d 552, 555 (1st Cir.1988), and we will reverse a district court’s balancing only in “exceptional circumstances.” United States v. Garcia-Rosa, 876 F. 2d 209, 221 (1st Cir.1989), cert. denied sub nom., Alvarez v. United States, 493 U.S. 1030, 110 S.Ct. 742, 107 L.Ed.2d 760 (1990). This case does not present any such exceptional circumstances. We note that the evidence involved an arrest, rather than a conviction, and involved two of the same officers who participated in the arrest lead…
• United States v. Berrio-Londono, 946 F.2d 158 (1st Cir. 1991)
  …right to cross-examine is to afford the defendant an opportunity to impeach the credibility of a witness and to explore the witness’ motives and biases. United States v. Garcia-Rosa, 876 F. 2d 209, 237 (1st Cir.1989), cert. denied, Alvarez v. U.S., 493 U.S. 1030, 110 S.Ct. 742, 107 L.Ed.2d 760 (1990). However, the right to cross-examine is not absolute. Id. “The confrontation clause guarantees only ‘an opportunity for effective cross-examination, not cross-examination that is effective in whatever way, and…