‘Anonymous’ Witness OK for Gang Trial

By Deborah Elkins
Published: January 25, 2012

Tags: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Criminal, Judge Allyson K. Duncan

The 4th Circuit says a defendant convicted of racketeering and various gang-related crimes cannot overturn his convictions with a claim that his Confrontation Clause rights were violated because the government allowed two El Salvadorian police officers to testify without revealing their identities to the defense. Defendant Israel Ramos-Cruz is a citizen of El Salvador who entered ...

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