U.S. v. TRZASKA

No. 192, Docket 95-1676.

111 F.3d 1019 (1997)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Edward TRZASKA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided May 1, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jane Simkin Smith, Millbrook, NY, for Defendant-Appellant.

Andrew J. Frisch, Assistant United States Attorney, Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn, NY (Zachary W. Carter, United States Attorney, Peter A. Norling, Assistant United States Attorney, Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn, NY, of counsel), for Appellee.

Before: MESKILL, WINTER and CABRANES, Circuit Judges.


MESKILL, Circuit Judge.

After a jury trial in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, Korman, J., defendant was convicted of violating 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), which makes it a crime for a convicted felon to possess firearms or ammunition.

During the trial, defendant, through a defense witness, introduced an out-of-court statement made by defendant. The district court ruled that the statement was hearsay, and pursuant...

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