1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.3d
  4. 17 F.3d
  5. 17 F.3d 1205 (1994)
 

U.S. v. SUDTHISA-ARD

No. 92-50375.

17 F.3d 1205 (1994)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lamthong SUDTHISA-ARD, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided March 1, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Garcia, Deputy Federal Public Defender, Los Angeles, California, for the defendant-appellant.

Russell G. Petti, Assistant United States Attorney, Los Angeles, California, for the plaintiff-appellee.

Before: GOODWIN and HALL, Circuit Judges, and TANNER, District Judge.

CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, Circuit Judge:

Lamthong Sudthisa-Ard appeals his jury conviction for conspiracy and importation of heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 952, 960, and 963. We dismiss the appeal because Sudthisa-Ard's thirteen-year fugitive status prejudiced the government's ability to retry the case in the event of reversal and made meaningful appellate review impossible.

I.

In 1978, the district court conducted a joint trial of Sudthisa...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases