United States v. Jordan, No. 14-2004 (7th Cir. 2014)
Annotate this CaseAt a supervised release revocation hearing, the key substantive evidence against Jordan was a report prepared by a Texas State Trooper (Wilson) who arrested Jordan after a traffic stop. His report said that Jordan had been driving a car containing nearly 30 pounds of marijuana. The court admitted the hearsay report over Jordan’s objection and relied upon it to return Jordan to prison. The Seventh Circuit reversed because the court admitted the report without making a finding about the interest of justice under FRCP 32.1(b)(2)that could have excused the failure to allow the defendant to cross-examine the trooper. On remand, Wilson testified via two-way video conference and confirmed the events described in the police report. The government also introduced a forensic laboratory report confirming that the leafy green substance found in Jordan’s car was marijuana. Wilson testified that the report was the same one that the lab had provided to him. The district court overruled Jordan’s objection, saying that such reports are generally considered reliable and imposed the original sentence of 24 months in prison and no additional supervised release, within the guideline range for a Grade A supervised release violation of 18 to 24 months for Jordan’s criminal history. The Seventh Circuit affirmed, rejecting challenges to the testimony by video conference and to admission of the report.
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