U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Mar. 20, 2015
Woman's smuggling indictment dismissed because government destroyed video
A woman who claimed she was coerced into smuggling drugs from Mexico into the U.S. cannot be indicted because the government destroyed video that might have helped clear her, a federal appellate panel ruled Wednesday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A woman who claimed she was coerced into smuggling drugs from Mexico into the U.S. cannot be indicted because the government destroyed video that might have helped clear her, a federal appellate panel ruled Wednesday.
A border agent failed to mention the woman's assertion that she was under duress and tried to get authorities' attention as she waited in a San Ysidro port of entry line with narc...
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