Defendant's drug conviction is affirmed where the district court abused its discretion under the Jencks Act when it did not strike the testimony of a government agent whose grand jury testimony transcript could not be produced, but the error was harmless because the agent's testimony played only a small part in the government's case.
Read US v. Cardenas-Mendoza, No. 07-10553
Appellate Information
Argued and Submitted December 10, 2008
Filed August 26, 2009
Judges
Opinion by Judge Walker
Counsel
Francisco León, Francisco León P.C., Tuscon, AZ
For Appellee:
Diane J. Humetewa, United States Attorney, District of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Bruce M. Ferg, Assistant United States Attorney, Tuscon, AZ
