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Brief Bank
The Brief Bank is an index containing a short description of the issues raised in briefs filed by our organization in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Briefs are categorized by subject matter of the issues presented.
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APPEALS
Cohen Doctrine
Conditional Pleas
Cumulative Error
Effective Assistance of Counsel
Jurisdiction
Missing Transcripts
Mootness
Reduction of Sentence (Rule 35)
Remand
Sealed Record
Supervised Release
Timeliness—Excusable Neglect
Timeliness—Jurisdictional
Timeliness—Motion for Correction of Sentence
Timeliness–Treaty Transfer
Waiver
Waiver—Government
ASSIMILATIVE CRIMES ACT
Imposition of Consecutive Terms of Imprisonment
Imposition of Supervised Release
Indictment
Limits on Punishment
ATTORNEYS
Attorney-Client Privilege
Conflict of Interest
Conflict of Interest--Actual Conflict
Conflict of Interest—Hearing
Denial of Counsel—Denial of Discovery
Denial of Counsel—Limitations on Cross-Examination
Denial of Counsel—Sealed Record
Disqualification
Effective Assistance
Effective Assistance—Adequate Investigation
Effective Assistance-Appeal
Effective Assistance—Participation
Self-Representation
Suspension
BLAKELY
SEE SENTENCING GUIDELINES—CONSTITUTIONALITY
BOOKER
SEE SENTENCING GUIDELINES—CONSTITUTIONALITY
BRUTON
SEE EVIDENCE—HEARSAY, SEVERANCE, SIXTH AMENDMENT
CIVIL RIGHTS
SEE 1998 BRIEF BANK INDEX
COMPETENCY
SEE 1998 BRIEF BANK INDEX
CONTINUANCE
SEE DISCOVERY, SIXTH AMENDMENT, WITNESSES
COURT MISCONDUCT
Appearance of Partiality
Comments on Proceedings
Court Participation in Plea Discussions
Cumulative Error
Examination of Witnesses
Increase in Sentence
Judge as Witness
Miscellaneous Actions
Presentation of Testimony
Voir Dire
DEPOSITION
Deposition of Defense Witness
Deposition of Government Witness
DISCOVERY
Brady and Giglio
Brady—Evidence Material to Sentencing
Brady—Perjury
Continuance
Identity of Informant
Jencks Act
Rule 16 Violations
Sealed Proceedings
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
Former Conviction
Former Conviction—Traffic Fine
Increase in Sentence
Increase in Sentence—Supervised Release
Multiple Punishment—Bankruptcy Revocation
Multiple Punishment—Carjacking
Multiple Punishment—Drugs
Multiple Punishment—Employment Suspension
Multiple Punishment—Firearms
DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED
Double Jeopardy
Indictment
SEE SUFFICIENCY OF THE EVIDENCE
DUE PROCESS
Due Process
SEE 1998 BRIEF BANK INDEX
SEE ALSO INDICTMENT, JURY ARGUMENT, SENTENCING
ENTRAPMENT
SEE SUFFICIENCY OF THE EVIDENCE
EVIDENCE
Bias
Chain of Custody
Confidential Information—Pretrial Services
Defendant Threatening Witness
Depositions
Expert Testimony
Expert Testimony—Family Drug Organizations
Expert Testimony—Hypothetical Questions
Guilt by Association
Hearsay
Hearsay—Admissions of Codefendant
Hearsay—Business Records
Hearsay—Coconspirator Statements
Hearsay—Confrontation Clause
Hearsay—Confrontation Clause—Harmless Error
Hearsay–Confrontation Clause–Plain Error
Hearsay—Firearms
Hearsay—Informant’s Statements
Hearsay—Informant’s Testimony
Hearsay—Nonverbal Statement
Hearsay—Official Records
Hearsay—Official Records—INS Records
Hearsay—Official Records—Police Records
Hearsay—Official Record—Treasury Enforcement Communications System
Hearsay—Prior Conviction
Hearsay—Prior Investigation of Defendant
Hearsay—Residual Exception
Hearsay—Sentencing
Hearsay—State of Mind
Identification
Impeachment—Limiting Instructions
Impeachment—Prior Convictions and Misconduct
Impeachment—Statements
Lost Evidence
Opinion Testimony
Opinion Testimony—Lay Opinions
Opinion Testimony—Witness Credibility
Personal Knowledge
Photographs
Predicate Convictions
Prejudicial Effect (Federal Rule of Evidence 403)
Prior Consistent Statement
Prior Sexual Misconduct—Rule of Evidence 413
Privileges—Attorney-Client
Privileges—Husband-Wife
Rebuttal
Recorded Conversations
Relevance
Relevance—Alienage
Relevance—Evidence of Intent
Relevance—Evidence of Knowledge
Relevance—Firearm
Relevance—Gang Affiliation
Relevance--Guilt by Association
Relevance—Other Convictions or Misconduct
Relevance—Other Convictions or Misconduct—Accomplice’s Conviction
Relevance—Other Convictions or Misconduct—Drug Use
Relevance—Other Convictions or Misconduct—Murder of Coconspirator
Relevance—Other Convictions or Misconduct—Notice
Relevance—Other Convictions or Misconduct——Plain Error
Relevance—Other Convictions or Misconduct—Post-Offense Conduct
Relevance—Other Convictions or Misconduct——Prior Deportations
Relevance—Purity and Value of Drugs
Scope of Cross-Examination
Summaries
Tax Returns
FIREARMS
18 U.S.C. § 924(c)—Bailey
Constitutionality—Commerce Clause
Constitutionality—Second Amendment
Definitions
Double Jeopardy
Duplicity
Enhancement—Discharge of Firearm
Enhancement—Predicate Convictions
Evidence
Evidence—Commerce Requirement
Evidence—False Statement
Evidence—Predicate Convictions
Evidence—Restoration of Rights
Gun-Free School Zones Act
Indictment
Jury Instructions
FIRST AMENDMENT
FIRST AMENDMENT
GRAND JURY
SEE 1998 BRIEF BANK INDEX
SEE INDICTMENT
GUILTY PLEAS
Acceptance of Plea
Colloquy—Advice—Assistance of Counsel
Colloquy—Advice—Consequences of Plea—Imprisonment
Colloquy—Advice—Consequences of Plea—Safety Valve
Colloquy—Advice—Consequences of Plea—Supervised Release
Colloquy—Advice—Nature of Charge
Colloquy—Advice—Perjury
Colloquy—Advice—Rights of Confrontation and Cross-Examine
Colloquy—Advice—Sentencing Guidelines
Colloquy—Appeal Waiver
Colloquy—Inquiry into Attorney Discussions
Competency
Court Participation in Plea Discussions
Factual Basis
Plea Agreement
Plea Agreement—Breach
Plea Negotiations—Admissibility
SEE ALSO ATTORNEYS—EFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE
Voluntariness
Withdrawal
HABEAS CORPUS
Actual Innocence
Class Actions
Confrontation Clause
Denial of Appeal
Effective Assistance of Counsel
Effective Assistance of Counsel—Appeal
Exhaustion of State Remedies
Harmless Error
Limitations Period
Mootness
Need for Evidentiary Hearing
Procedural Default
Review of State Government Findings
Sentencing
Sufficiency—Firearms
IDENTIFICATION
Identification
In Court
IMMIGRATION
Alien Smuggling–Material-Witness Testimony
Apprendi
Collateral Estoppel
Derivative Citizenship—Constitutionality
Immigration Detention Challenge
Indictment–Constructive Amendment
Indictment—Elements of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b)(2)—Aggravated Felony (pre-Apprendi)
Jury Instructions—Gain
Jury Instructions—Harboring
Jury Instructions–Illegal Reentry
Jury Instructions–Insanity
Previous Deportation, Removal
Previous Deportation, Removal—Administrative Deportation
Previous Deportation, Removal—Aggravated Felony
Previous Deportation, Removal—Hearing
Previous Deportation, Removal—Improper Delegation of Deportation Authority
Previous Deportation, Removal—Need to Show Prejudice
Previous Deportation, Removal–Non-Deportable Offense
Previous Deportation, Removal—St. Cyr
SEE ALSO SENTENCING, SENTENCING GUIDELINES
SEE ALSO SUFFICIENCY OF THE EVIDENCE
Sentencing—Aggravated Felony—Crime of Violence
Sentencing—Aggravated Felony—Drugs
Sentencing—Aggravated Felony—Drugs–Two Prior Possessions
Sentencing—Aggravated Felony—Misdemeanors
Sentencing--Aggravated Felony--Prior Illegal Reentry
Sentencing—Aggravated Felony—Transporting Aliens
Sentencing—Crimes of Violence—Misdemeanors
Sentencing—Due Process
Sentencing—Reinstated Deportation
INDICTMENT
Apprendi/Blakely
Constructive Amendment
Constructive Amendment—Drug Schedules
Failure to State an Offense
Failure to State an Offense—Bank Robbery
Failure to State an Offense—Drugs/Quantity
Failure to State an Offense—Firearms
Failure to State an Offense—Immigration
Failure to State an Offense—Mann Act
Failure to State an Offense—RICO
Mandatory Minimums
Multiplicity
Mutually Exclusive Offenses
Variance
When Required
INFORMANTS
SEE 1998 BRIEF BANK INDEX
INFORMATION
SEE 1998 BRIEF BANK INDEX
JENCKS ACT
SEE 1998 BRIEF BANK INDEX
JURISDICTION
SEE ALSO 1998 BRIEF BANK INDEX
SEE MAGISTRATES
JURY
Coerced Verdict
Deliberations
Interim Jury Service
Misconduct
Polling of the Jury
Prejudice
Pretrial Publicity
Selection—Challenges for Cause
Selection—Jury Panel Under-Representation
Selection—Peremptory Challenges
Special Verdict, Findings
JURY ARGUMENT
Accomplice’s Conviction
Appealing to Jury Prejudice
Attacking Counsel
Attacking Defendant’s Character
Bolstering Government Witnesses
Comment on Defendant’s Religion
Comment on Failure to Testify
Comment on Silence at Arrest
Expressing Personal Belief
Extraneous Offenses
Facts Outside Record
Facts Outside Record—Fabrication by Defense Witness
Facts Outside Record—Uncalled Witnesses
Harmless Error
Invited Response
Invoking Status of the Judge
Mischaracterization of the Defense
Misstatement of Law
Multiple Errors
Reliance on Hearsay
Shifting Burden of Proof
Standard of Review
JURY INSTRUCTIONS
Accomplice Testimony
Aiding and Abetting
Allen Charge
Balanced Instructions
Bank Fraud
Cautionary Instructions
Character Evidence
Consideration of Evidence Against Codefendant
Conspiracy
Conspiracy—Knowledge of Illegal Agreement
Conspiracy—Mere Presence
Definitions—Inducement
Definitions—Intent to Defraud
Definitions—Knowledge
Definitions—Predisposition
Deliberate Ignorance
Deliberate Ignorance—Conspiracy
Deliberate Ignorance—Money Laundering
Duress
Duty of Jurors
Elements of the Offense
Elements of the Offense—Attempt
Elements of the Offense—Materiality
Elements of the Offense—Specific Intent
Entrapment
Firearms
Good Faith
Government’s Failure to Call Witnesses
Government’s Failure to Present Evidence
Identity of Defendant
Immigration Law
Informants
Insanity
Legal Issues Not in Case
Lesser Included Offense
Lesser Included Offense—Drug Possession
Murder
Perjury—Materiality of False Statements
Shifting Burden of Proof
Stipulations
Supplemental Instructions
Theory of the Defense
Theory of the Defense—Entrapment
Theory of the Defense—Good Faith
Theory of the Defense—Immigration—Gain
Theory of the Defense—Immigration—Harboring
Theory of the Defense—Insanity
Theory of the Defense—Justification
Theory of the Defense—RICO
Verdict Form
Voluntary Manslaughter
JUVENILES
Prosecution as an Adult
Sentencing
Speedy Trial—Pre-Trial Delay
MAGISTRATES
Disqualification
Guilty Pleas
Imposition of Supervised Release
Jurisdiction
MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL
Court Misconduct
Newly Discovered Evidence
Perjury
PAROLE
SEE ALSO 1998 BRIEF BANK INDEX
SEE TREATY TRANSFER
PRETRIAL SERVICES
Pretrial Services
PROBATION
Revocation—Length of Sentence
Revocation—Sufficiency of the Evidence
Revocation—Technical Violations
PROSECUTORIAL MISCONDUCT
Cross-Examination—Post-Arrest Silence
Outrageous Misconduct
Preventing Presentation of Testimony
Prosecutorial Misconduct
Questioning Witnesses—Good Faith
SEE 1998 BRIEF BANK INDEX
SEE ALSO JURY ARGUMENT, SELF-INCRIMINATION
Vindictive Prosecution
RECUSAL
Recusal
SEARCHES AND SEIZURES—EXCLUSIONARY RULE
Fruits of the Poisonous Tree
Good Faith
Independent Source
Inevitable Discovery
SEARCHES AND SEIZURES—PROCEDURE
Hearing
Standing
SEARCHES AND SEIZURES—WARRANT
“Knock and Announce ” Rule
Affidavit—Defective
Affidavit—False
Affidavit—Form
Affidavit—Nexus Requirement
Affidavit—Taint from Illegal Search
Container Search
Good Faith
Intercepted Communications
Misdemeanor Warrant
Reliability of Informant
Scope of Search
Search of Visitors
Staleness
Wrong Address
SEARCHES AND SEIZURES—WARRANTLESS
Actions Constituting Search
Anonymous Tip
Arrest
Automobiles
Checkpoint
Collateral Estoppel
Consent
Container Search
Dog Sniff
Exigent Circumstances
Extended Border Search
Good Faith
Inventory Search
Leased and Rented Premises
Military Bases
Motel Search
Plain View
Pretext Searches and Seizures
Probable Cause
Reasonable Expectation of Privacy
Roving Border Patrol Stop
Roving Border Patrol Stop—Arrest
Roving Border Patrol Stop—Prior Information
Roving Border Patrol Stop—Scope
Search Incident to Arrest
Search Incident to Arrest—Harmlessness
Seizure
Seizure of Evidence Unconnected to Any Crime
Strip Searches
Terry Stop
Traffic Stops
SELF-INCRIMINATION
Coerced Confession
Coercive Interrogation
Comment on Refusal to Testify
Comment on Refusal to Testify by Codefendant
Comment on Silence at Arrest
Delay in Presentation to Magistrate
Discovery
Miranda
Plea Negotiation Statements
Right to Counsel
SEE ALSO JURY ARGUMENT, PROSECUTORIAL MISCONDUCT
Waiver of Rights
SENTENCING
Allocution
Allocution—Probation Revocation
Allocution—Supervised Release Revocation
Authority To Suspend Sentence
Consecutive Sentences
Consecutive Sentences—Supervised Release
Correction of Sentence (Rule 35)
Deportation as Part of Sentence
Deprivation of Good Time Credit
Double Jeopardy
Enhancement—Drugs—Amount
Enhancement—Drugs—Prior Conviction
Enhancement—Immigration—Aggravated Felony
Enhancement—Immigration—Due Process—Notice
Evidence—Reliability
Ex Post Facto
Fines
Judgment
Jurisdiction
Parolability
Presentence Report—Preparation
Presentence Report—Review
Reasonableness Review---Guideline Lacks Empirical Foundation
Reasonableness Review---Post Booker---Fast Track Disparity
Reasonableness Review---Post Booker---Upward Variance
Reasonableness Review–Post-Booker
Reasonableness Review---PostBooker---Illegal Reentry
Reasonableness Review–Post-Booker–Probation Revocation
Reasonableness Review–Post-Booker–Supervised Release Revocation
Reasonableness Review–Post-Booker–Treaty Transfer
Reasonableness Review---Significant Procedural Error
Reduction of Sentence (Rule 35)
Resolution of Disputed Facts
Restitution
Right to Individualized Sentences
SEE ALSO SENTENCING GUIDELINES
Sentencing In Absentia
Special Assessments
Statutory Maximum Sentence
Statutory Minimum Sentence—Drugs
Statutory Minimum Sentence—Firearms
Supervised Release
Supervised Release—Revocation
Supervised Release—Revocation—Notice
Vindictiveness
SENTENCING GUIDELINES
Abuse of Position of Trust
Abuse of Position of Trust—Use of Special Skill
Acceptance of Responsibility
Acceptance of Responsibility—Drug Use
Acceptance of Responsibility—Third Level
Acceptance of Responsibility—Timeliness
Alien Transportation
Bodily Injury
Burden of Proof
Career Offender
Career Offender—Statutory Limitations
Consecutive Sentences
Consideration of Rehabilitative Potential
Conspiracy, Attempt
Constitutionality
Constitutionality–Blakely
Constitutionality–Blakely–Departures
Constitutionality–Blakely–Plain Error
Constitutionality–Booker
Constitutionality–Booker–De Facto Mandatory Guidelines
Constitutionality–Booker–Ex Post Facto
Constitutionality–Booker–Plain Error
Counterfeiting
Crack Amendment--Mandatory Minimum
Crack Amendment---Public Safety Exception
Criminal History—Definition of “Sentence”
Criminal History—Disputed Conviction
Criminal History—Juvenile Adjudication
Criminal History–Length of Sentence
Criminal History—Minor Crimes
Criminal History—Offense Committed While Under Criminal Justice Sentence
Criminal History–Offense Committed Within Two Years from Release
Criminal History—Related Cases—Common Scheme or Plan
Criminal History—Related Cases—Consolidated Cases
Criminal History—Related Cases—Same Occasion
Criminal History–Uncounseled Prior Conviction
Cross-Referencing
Departures— Firearms
Departures—Alien Smuggling
Departures—Bribery
Departures—Criminal History
Departures—Extent
Departures—Extreme Conduct
Departures—Factors Already Considered
Departures—Factual Basis
Departures—Miscellaneous Bases
Departures—Misinterpretation of Guidelines
Departures—Notice
Departures—Psychological Injury
Departures—Refusal to Depart
Departures—Refusal to Depart—Aberrant Behavior
Departures—Refusal to Depart—Amount of Drugs
Departures—Refusal to Depart—Criminal History
Departures—Refusal to Depart—Cultural Assimilation
Departures—Refusal to Depart—Diminished Capacity
Departures—Refusal to Depart—Drug Rehabilitation Efforts
Departures—Refusal to Depart—Extraordinary Physical Impairment
Departures—Refusal to Depart—Illegal Reentry
Departures—Refusal to Depart—Physical Abuse
Departures—Restraint of Victim
Departures—Statement of Reasons
Departures—Supervised Release—Revocation
Departures—Use of a Dangerous Weapon
Drugs
Drugs—Conversion of Money
Drugs—Possession of a Weapon
Drugs—Type
Evidence—Reliability
False Statement as to Citizenship
Fines
Firearms
Firearms—Prior Convictions
Fraud
Grouping
Illegal Reentry
Illegal Reentry—Prior Conviction —Drugs
Illegal Reentry—Prior Conviction—Alien Smuggling
Illegal Reentry—Prior Conviction—Crime of Violence
Illegal Reentry—Prior Conviction—Length of Prior Sentence
Illegal Reentry—Prior Conviction—Misdemeanor
Illegal Reentry---Prior Convictions---Crimes of Violence
Illegal Reentry—Split Sentence
Illegal Reentry–Timing of Qualifying Conviction as Post-Removal
Money Laundering
Obstruction of Justice
Preparation of Presentence Report
Relevant Conduct—Acceptance of Responsibility
Relevant Conduct—Amount of Drugs
Relevant Conduct—Common Scheme or Plan
Relevant Conduct—Fraud
Relevant Conduct—Statutory Limitations
Relevant Conduct—Statutory Limitations
Relevant Conduct—Sufficiency of Evidence
Resolution of Disputed Facts
Resolution of Disputed Facts—Amount of Drugs
Resolution of Disputed Facts—Grounds for Departure
Retroactive Guideline Amendment
Role in the Offense—Aggravating
Role in the Offense—Mitigating
Role in the Offense—Mitigating—Courier
Role in the Offense—Mitigating—Firearms
Safety Valve
SEE ALSO SENTENCING, TREATY TRANSFER
Serious Bodily Injury
Sexual Abuse
Stipulations
Substantial Assistance
Supervised Release—Revocation
Tax Evasion
Use of Information Provided by Defendant
Use of Minor
Use of Vehicle with Intent To Commit Bodily Injury
Variance—Notice
Vulnerable Victim
Waiver
SEVERANCE
Admissions of Codefendant
Conflicting Defenses
Different Charges
Exculpatory Testimony by Codefendant
SEVERANCE
Spillover
SIXTH AMENDMENT
Right to Counsel
Blakely
Booker
Compulsory Process
Confrontation
Cross-Examination
Right to Interpreter
Right to Present Defense
Right to Present Defense—Continuance
Right to Present Witnesses
Separation of Powers
SORNA
Knowledge---Failure To Register
Sex Offender Registration---Constitutionality
SPEEDY TRIAL
Constitutional Protection
Dismissal With Prejudice
Excludable Time—Interdistrict Transportation
Pre-Indictment Delay
Pre-Trial Delay
Time to Prepare Defense
STATUTES
Constitutionality—Apprendi
Constitutionality—Commerce Clause
Constitutionality—Tenth Amendment
Elements—Drug Statutes
SEE ALSO FIREARMS, IMMIGRATION, INDICTMENT, SENTENCING
Vagueness
SUFFICIENCY OF THE EVIDENCE
Aiding and Abetting
Alien Harboring
Alien Smuggling
Alien Smuggling—Conspiracy
Alien Smuggling—Proof of Illegal Entry
Alien Transportation
Arson
Assault
Attempt
Bank Fraud
Bank Robbery
Bank Robbery—Federally Insured Institution
Bank Robbery—Kidnaping
Bank Theft
Civil Rights Violations
Confession—Corroboration
Conspiracy to Sell Stolen Goods
Conspiracy—RICO
Defenses—Codefendant’s Flight
Defenses—Entrapment
Defenses—Self-Defense
Document Destruction
Driving While Intoxicated
Drugs—Amount of Contraband
Drugs—Attempt
Drugs—Conspiracy
Drugs—Importation of Contraband
Drugs—Intent to Distribute
Drugs—Jury Findings
Drugs—Knowledge of Specific Controlled Substance
Drugs—Knowledge—General
Drugs—Participation in Crime
Drugs—Possession
Drugs—Possession—Pinkerton Liability
Entrapment
Environmental Offenses
Explosives
False Claim of Citizenship
False Declaration
False Representation
False Statement
Firearms
Firearms—Carrying
Firearms—Definition of Firearm
Firearms—Evidence of Firearm
Firearms—Export
Firearms—False Statement
Firearms—Possession
Firearms—Possession During Felony
Firearms—Stolen
Firearms—Use
Fraud—Banks
Fraud—Government—Conspiracy
Fraud—Mail or Wire
Fraudulently Obtaining Interstate Shipments
Generally
Identity
Illegal Reentry—Alienage
Illegal Reentry—Consent for Readmission
Illegal Reentry—Deportation or Removal
Illegal Reentry—Deportation or Removal--Delegation of Deportation Authority
Illegal Reentry—Presence in U.S.
Interstate Commerce
Interstate Nexus
Kidnaping
Knowledge That Goods Were Stolen
Mail Fraud
Money Laundering
Multiplicity
Murder
Perjury
Plain Error
Prior Convictions
Reporting to Customs
Resisting Arrest
RICO—Employee Benefit Plans
Robbery
Shoplifting
Stolen Merchandise
Stolen Vehicles
Tax Conspiracy
Theft of Government Property
Threatening Communications—Free Speech
Use of a Minor to Avoid Detection
Willfulness
SUPERVISED RELEASE
SEE 1998 BRIEF BANK INDEX
SEE SENTENCING, SENTENCING GUIDELINES, TREATY TRANSFER
TREATY TRANSFER
Appeal—Timeliness
Hearing Requirements
Selection of Analogous Offense
Sentencing Guidelines
Sentencing Guidelines—Consideration of Impermissible Factors
Sentencing Guidelines—Departures
Sentencing Guidelines—Departures—Refusal to Depart
Sentencing Guidelines—Resolution of Disputed Facts
Sentencing--Reasonableness of Release Date Datermination
Sentencing—Statutory Challenges
Supervised Release
Supervised Release—Conditions
Supervised Release—Constitutional Challenges
VENUE
Venue
VOIR DIRE
Voir Dire
WITHDRAWAL OF GUILTY PLEA
WITNESSES
Bias
Character Witnesses
Competency
Deposition of Defense Witness
Deposition of Government Witness
Identification Witness
Impeachment
Informants
Perjury
Right to Present Witness
Right to Present Witness—Continuance
Unresponsive Testimony
Videotaped Testimony
Violation of “The Rule”
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