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Opinion of the Court
Filed
July 2, 2019
Case
United States v. Renado Smith
Case status
Decided

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HULL, Circuit Judge: After a jury trial, defendants Renado Smith and Richard Delancy appeal their convictions for conspiracy to commit alien smuggling, alien smuggling, and attempted illegal reentry. Both defendants argue that at trial the district court erred in admitting the videotaped deposition testimony of passenger Vanessa Armstrong Vixama, a smuggled alien in their boat. Smith also argues that the prosecutor's improper comme…

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