Chavarria
Chavarria v. United States
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
10 KARLA VANESSA CHAVARRIA, CASE NOS. 19-cv-00431-LAB (LL) 11 05-cr-01456-LAB Petitioner, 12 vs. ORDER DENYING § 2255 MOTION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
[Dkt. No. 107] Respondent.
In 2006, a jury convicted Karla Vanessa Chavarria of importation and possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. Dkt. No. 58. This Court sentenced her to 180 months’ imprisonment. Id. Chavarria appealed, and the Ninth Circuit reversed the conviction and remanded to this Court for a new trial, concluding the court prevented a defense witness from testifying in violation of Chavarria’s Sixth Amendment rights. Dkt. No. 74 at 5-7; United States v. Chavarria (Case No. 07-50003). In 2008, a second jury convicted Chavarria, and this Court again sentenced her to 180 months’ imprisonment. Dkt. Nos. 84, 96. Chavarria again appealed, this time unsuccessfully. Dkt. No. 104; United States v. Chavarria (09-50076). Her petition to the United States Supreme Court 25
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