U.S. v. SANTOS

No. 08-31225.

589 F.3d 759 (2009)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Tyrone SANTOS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 2, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Josette Louise Cassiere, Carol Mignonne Griffing, Asst. U.S. Attys., Shreveport, LA, for U.S.

Wayne Joseph Blanchard, Fed. Pub. Def., Lafayette, LA, for Santos.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, GARZA and PRADO, Circuit Judges.


PRADO, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Tyrone Santos appeals his conviction for assault resulting in serious bodily injury under 18 U.S.C. § 113(a)(6). Appellant and Andre Dorsey White, both incarcerated at the federal penitentiary in Pollock, Louisiana, beat and stabbed Cashmere Cazeau, a fellow inmate. Appellant claims that the Government violated his Sixth Amendment right to confront witnesses by failing to call Cazeau as a witness at trial but admitting statements...

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