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U.S. v. Montilla-Rivera, No. 96-1773 (1st Cir.) (115 F.3d 1060) (June 19, 1997) (Judge Sandra L. Lynch)

Case held that exculpatory affidavits from co-defendants who did not testify at trial because they exercised their Fifth Amendment rights were "newly discovered evidence" for purposes of Rule 33.

Rule 33 of the Fed.R.Crim.P. authorizes a district court to grant a new trial "if required in the interests of justice", ...

 

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