Defendant's conviction for retaliating against a witness is affirmed where: 1) the district court did not abuse its discretion in declining to sever the trial of defendant and his codefendants because granting severance would have thwarted principles of judicial economy; and 2) certain statements by the victim satisfied the excited-utterance exception to the general prohibition against hearsay evidence.
Read US v. Pursley, No. 06-1107
Appellate Information
Filed August 21, 2009
Judges
Opinion by Judge Holmes
Counsel
For Appellant:
J. Michael Dowling, J. Michael Dowling & Associates, Denver, CO
For Appellee:
James C. Murphy, Assistant United States Attorney, Denver, CO
Matthew Kirsch, Assistant United States Attorney, Denver, CO
