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U.S. v. CRUZ-GARCIA

No. 02-10275.

344 F.3d 951 (2003)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Hugo Cruz-Garcia, aka Jose Montes-Ramirez, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed September 17, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael K. Powell, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Reno, Nevada, argued for the defendant-appellant. Franny Forsman joined him on the briefs.

Craig S. Denney, Assistant United States Attorney, Reno, Nevada, argued for the plaintiff-appellee. Daniel G. Bogden joined him on the briefs.

Before: Alex Kozinski, Susan P. Graber and Marsha S. Berzon, Circuit Judges.

Argued and Submitted March 14, 2003 — San Francisco, California.

Opinion by Judge Kozinski; Concurrence by Judge Graber.

KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge.

Did the district court abuse its discretion by excluding details of the prosecution's star witness's prior crimes?

Facts

Defendant Hugo Cruz-Garcia and his brother-in-law, Juan Carlos Meza-Castro, were driving together on a highway...

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