Free Motion in Limine - District Court of Arizona - Arizona

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Mark S. Iacovino, Esq., #!]l[l299
2 IACDVIND ANI] KAYLER
3 3133 N. I-Iayden Road, Suite D—1?t]4
Scottsdale, Ariz.ona 35253
4 43U-433—24U4
5 Attomey for: Defendant
6 DSI THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT CDURT
T DISTRICT DF ARIZONA
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9 ) No. CRD4-H489-001-PHX—SBR
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S Tg g 15 Defendant, JAMES DAVID SNOW, II, by and through his undersigned attorney,
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i 16 hereby moves this court in Iirnine to preclude the introduction of any testimony or other
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§ 3 evidence regarding an allegation that government officers involved in this matter had
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19 information that Defendant had recently purchased a sawed-off shotgun. Such testimony or
2{jj evidence should be precluded on the grounds and for the reasons that the allegation is based
21 upon hearsay, is not subject to any exception to the hearsay rule, and the prohative value of
22 such evidence, if any, is substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice, confusion
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of the issues or misleading the jury. This motion is supported by the following lvfemorandum
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25 of Points a.r1d Authorities, incorporated herein by this reference.
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I RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED this 3{lth day aflicvemher, EDOS.
3 n LACO‘v'lNO AND KAYLER
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7 MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES
3 I. FACTS n
In On cr abcut April 29, 2{i[l3, Defendant was arrested by cfficers af the United
1] States Marshal’s Service and was subsequently charged with Unlawful Pessessicn af Firearms,
E § § 12 in vielaticn ef Title 26, United States Cade, Secticns 9?.2(g)(l] and 924{a)[2), and Unlawful
E gg § 13 Pcssessicn cf a Firearm Nct Registered in the Natianal Firearms Registraticn and Transfer
E Reccrd, in vielaticn cf Title 26, United States Cade, Sectiens 5E6l(d) and SETI. Defendant’s
§ éélil § 16 arrest fcllawed a search nf a fear hedreern hcuse in which he was living lacated at l3tJl7·’ N.
E jg 3t]th Street in Phceaix, Atialcua. Defendant lived in the heuse aleng with three ether ycung

E 13 men, During the search af the hcuse, nurnereus tirearrns were lncated including shctguns,
19 rit`les, handguns and cne allegedly “sawed-eff" shctgun.
20 In the (`.ieverrunent’s investigative repcrts cunceming this matter, a statement
gg appears twice that, "The cfficers had infcrrnaticn that Sncw had recently pr.u·chased a sawed—cff
23 shetgun." There is nc indicaticn cf the scarce cf such infcrmaticn, whe received sueh
24 infcnnaticn, when such infcrrnaticn was allegedly received, cr any indicaticn cf the
25 circunrstances under which such infcrrnaticn was allegedly received.
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2 II. ARGUMENT
3 The infermatien allegedly pessessed by the efiicers is hearsay based en an
4 apparent eut-ef-ceurt statement frem an unidentified declarant and is therefere inadmissible
5 under Rule St}2 ef the Federal Rules ef Evidence. The “infbrmatien" dees net fall within any
6 ef the hearsay ertceptiens set ferth in Rules SH3 and El]4. Further, the “inferrnatien" lacks any
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circumstantial guarantees eftrustwerthiness and therefere is net admissible under Rule St}?.
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_ H Even if determined te be etherwise admissible, the statement that Defendant had
H]. recently purchased a sawed—eff` shetgun is ef extremely duhieus prebative value and any such
11 prebative value is substantially eutweighed by the danger ef unfair prejudice and centiisien ef
§ (0 12 the issues. Defendant is charged with the illegal pessessien ef firearms en April 29, 2l]t}3. The
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E JE E Defendant denies these charges. The “infermatien" allegedly pessessed by the efficers
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2 E 15 centained ne definite time frame. Admissien ef the unsupperted, hearsay statement ef an
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E Eg 17 pessessien ef such a firearm, er ether firearms, en the date charged and te fecus an rumer
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19 Based en the feregeing, it is respectfully urged that any testimeny er ether
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21 evidence suggesting that Defendant had "recently purchased a sawed—eff shc·tgun”’ he precluded
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23 RESPECTFULLY SUEl\·*l.lT'l`ED this 3[Ztth day ef Nevember, 2tll]5.
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C.¤RIG[NAL electronically filed
2 this 3Uth day ot`Noveinher, 2l]t}5 with:
3 Clerk of the United States District Court
4 4[Ii W. Washington Street
Phoenix, Arizona S5i}U3
5 @ httpzffeci azd.i1scourts.gov
6 CDPY ofthe foregoing
mailed this 30th day
T ofhlovemher, 2t}U5, to:
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The Hon. Susan R. Bolton
9 United States District Court
In Suite 522
Sandra Day C*’Connor U.S. Courthouse
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