U.S. v. SAVATDY

No. 05-3375.

452 F.3d 974 (2006)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Sitha SAVATDY, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: July 10, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew T. Tobin, argued, Sioux Falls, SD (Kimberly J. Lanham, on the brief), for appellant.

Mark E. Salter, Asst. U.S. Atty., argued, Sioux Falls, SD (John E. Haak, Asst. U.S. Atty., on the brief), for appellee.

Before WOLLMAN, BEAM, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.


BEAM, Circuit Judge.

In February 2004, Sitha Savatdy, a foreign national whose primary language is Laotian, and three others, were charged in a one-count indictment with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Three were tried together. The fourth, Juan Valadez, was in custody in another district at the time of trial. After the district court1 denied Savatdy's motion to suppress, and admitted statements made by Savatdy while he was in...

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