6th Amendment Violation

By: Derek Hawkins//May 21, 2018//

Listen to this article

7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: United States of America v. Demarrel T. Jones, also known as Roosevelt Tucker

Case No.: 17-2818

Officials: BAUER, EASTERBROOK, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

Focus: 6^th Amendment Violation

Demarrel Jones was convicted of unlawfully possessing a firearm as a felon. Prior to trial, the district court granted a motion in limine to preclude cross‐ examination of Officer Anthony Milone in regard to his testimony in United States v. Brantley, 282 F. Supp. 3d 1069 (E.D. Wis. 2017), where both the magistrate and district court judge did not find his testimony accurate. Jones moved for a new trial on grounds of improper vouching during the prosecutor’s rebuttal and a violation of his Sixth Amendment right by precluding the judicial evaluation of Officer Milone’s testimony in Brantley. The district court denied the motion and he now appeals on the same grounds.

Affirmed

Full Text

Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

Select Region or Brand

Upcoming Event