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United States v. Duran Samaniego
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11th Cir. 2003Facts
Duran won four world boxing championships. Duran claimed that his belts were stolen from his house in Panama by his brother-in-law. Duran’s championship belts ultimately came into the hands of Baez, a businessman. Baez had attempted to sell the belts to undercover FBI agents. Baez was arrested, but he claimed that the belts had not been stolen. The government confiscated the belts and filed an interpleader action to determine who was the rightful owner of the belts.
During the trial, the district court admitted testimony about a purported apology from Duran’s brother in-law. Over Baez’s objection, the district court permitted a number of witnesses to testify that the brother-in-law apologized in their presence for stealing belts. Baez argued that this testimony was inadmissible hearsay. The district court held that the hearsay fell under the state-of-mind exception in Federal Rule 803(3).
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