U.S. v. YILDIZ

No. 02-1572.

355 F.3d 80 (2004)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Fuat YILDIZ, also known as Frankie, also known as Frank LNU, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: January 8, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael A. Levy, Assistant United States Attorney (Michael G. McGovern & James G. Cavoli, Assistant United States Attorneys, of counsel), for James B. Comey, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, for Appellee.

Robert Y. Lewis, Freeman & Lewis LLP, New York, NY, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before: OAKES, NEWMAN, and KATZMANN, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

Fuat Yildiz here appeals his conviction for violating the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951 (1994). The majority of Yildiz's arguments are addressed in a contemporaneous summary order. We write separately, however, to affirm the common law rule that a government agent's out-of-court statements are not admissible for their truth in a criminal prosecution as admissions by a party opponent. See United States v. Santos, 372 F.2d 177<...

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