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United States v. Wallace
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
753 F.3d 671 (2014)
- Written by Sean Carroll, JD
Facts
Wallace (defendant) was charged with possession of crack cocaine with intent to distribute. At trial, the prosecution (plaintiff) sought to introduce a videotape of a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) informant buying drugs from Wallace. The informant was wearing a hidden camera at the time of the incident. The informant did not testify at trial. A DEA agent testified as to what was occurring in the video and was subject to cross-examination. The district court admitted the videotape over Wallace’s objection. Wallace was convicted, and he appealed, arguing that the admission of the videotape violated his rights under the Confrontation Clause.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Posner, J.)
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