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United States v. Valdez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE DIVISION
Jan 31, 2012
CRIMINAL ACTION NO. 06-60074 (W.D. La. Jan. 31, 2012)

Summary

stating any "alleged defects and/or improprieties [in the original indictment were] cured by the presentation of untainted, factually accurate evidence to a different . . . grand jury"

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Opinion

CRIMINAL ACTION NO. 06-60074

01-31-2012

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. ANTONIO VALDEZ, JR. (07)


JUDGE DOHERTY


MAGISTRATE JUDGE HILL


JUDGMENT

This matter was referred to United States Magistrate Judge Michael C. Hill for Report and Recommendation. After an independent review of the record, and consideration of the objections filed, this Court concludes that the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge is correct and adopts the findings and conclusions therein as its own.

With regard to defendant's objections [Doc. 1013], the only objection this Court need address is that found at p. 10, which states as follows:

Antonio Valdez objects to the R&R on the Court's specific holding . . . that Basurto does not apply in that Valdez only requests the Court's use of its supervisory power to dismiss the indictment. Antonio Valdez has asserted due process claims throughout the entirety of his pleadings and has not in any way waived that due process review.
[Doc. 1013, p. 10] The Court finds, to the extent defendant seeks dismissal of the second superceding indictment on the basis of violations of his due process rights, for those factual reasons addressed by the Magistrate Judge, the objection is OVERRULED, as defendant has not shown prejudice sufficient to warrant dismissal. See e.g. Bank of Nova Scotia v. United States, 487 U.S. 250, 254 (1988); United States v. Whitfield, 590 F.3d 325, 358-59 (5th Cir. 2009); United States v. Agu, 245 F.3d791,*l (5th Cir. 2000).

Accordingly, IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Antonio Luna Valdez, Jr.'s Motion to Dismiss [Doc. 919] is DENIED.

THUS DONE AND SIGNED in Chambers, Lafayette, Louisiana this 31day of, January, 2012.

_________________________

REBECCA F. DOHERTY

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE


Summaries of

United States v. Valdez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE DIVISION
Jan 31, 2012
CRIMINAL ACTION NO. 06-60074 (W.D. La. Jan. 31, 2012)

stating any "alleged defects and/or improprieties [in the original indictment were] cured by the presentation of untainted, factually accurate evidence to a different . . . grand jury"

Summary of this case from United States v. Jones
Case details for

United States v. Valdez

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. ANTONIO VALDEZ, JR. (07)

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE DIVISION

Date published: Jan 31, 2012

Citations

CRIMINAL ACTION NO. 06-60074 (W.D. La. Jan. 31, 2012)

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