Barut
United States v. Barut
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Vanessa Barut was convicted on one count of aiding and abetting Joseph Pajardo in possessing with intent to distribute more than fifty grams of methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841 (a). On appeal, Barut raises a series of objections to the scope of discovery and the admission of evidence at her trial. We affirm Barut’s conviction and grant a limited remand under United States v. Ameline, 409 F.3d 1073, 1084-85 (9th Cir.2005) (en banc).
Barut petitions this court to compare the full presentence reports of co-defendants Alfredo Sepulveda and Fernando Gutierrez against the redacted versions reviewed and disclosed by the district court. 1 We have conducted that review and conclude that the district court did not err in its assessment of the government’s disclosure obligations under Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 , 83 S.Ct. 1194 , 10 L.Ed.2d 215 (1963).
Barut argues that the district court erred in allowing the government to impeach her testimony with prior statements that had been suppressed as beyond the scope of her Miranda waiver. Under Oregon v. Hass, these statements were admissible for impeachment purposes. 420 U.S. 714, 721-22 , 95 S.Ct. 1215 , 43…