9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Nov. 5, 2018
9th Circuit vacates trafficking conviction, saying victim’s video testimony violated Sixth Amendment
A California man convicted of 14 prostitution-related counts must be resentenced, a federal appeals court has ruled, finding that the defendant’s constitutional rights were violated when the district judge presiding over his case allowed a witness to testify remotely via a two-way video system.
A California man convicted of 14 prostitution-related counts must be resentenced, a federal appeals court has ruled, finding that the defendant's constitutional rights were violated when the district judge presiding over his case allowed a witness to testify remotely via a two-way video system.
On Friday, a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the Sixth Amendment protected the Gardena-based pimp's right to ...
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