U.S. v. YATES

No. 02-13654.

391 F.3d 1182 (2004)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Anita YATES, Anton F. Pusztai, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

November 24, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard F. Matthews, Jr., Ronald W. Wise, The Law Office of Ronald W. Wise, Timothy C. Halstrom (Court-Appointed), Montgomery, AL, for Defendants-Appellants.

Tommie Brown Hardwick, Montgomery, AL, Linda I. Marks, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Consumer Lit., Washington, DC, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before EDMONDSON, Chief Judge, COX, Circuit Judge, and PAUL, District Judge.


COX, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal, we consider whether the testimony at trial of witnesses by two-way video teleconference from Australia violated the Defendants' Sixth Amendment right to confrontation. Concluding that it did, we reverse and remand for a new trial.

I. BACKGROUND & PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Anton Pusztai and Anita Yates ("Defendants") were charged with mail fraud, conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to commit money laundering...

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