U.S. v. TAPAHA

No. 17-2104.

891 F.3d 900 (2018)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Cornelia Tom TAPAHA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

June 5, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Justine Fox-Young , Albuquerque, New Mexico ( Robert J. Gorence , Gorence & Oliveros, Albuquerque, New Mexico, with her on the briefs), for Defendant-Appellant.

Marisa A. Ong , Assistant United States Attorney ( James D. Tierney , Acting United States Attorney, with her on the brief), Las Cruces, New Mexico, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before MATHESON, KELLY, and BACHARACH, Circuit Judges.


Ms. Cornelia Tapaha was convicted of assault for hitting her boyfriend, Mr. Myron Yazzie, with her car. She appeals this conviction, arguing that the district court

• violated her constitutional right to present a defense by excluding certain testimony from three...

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