United States v. Trujillo-Luesa
United States v. Trujillo-Luesa
Opinion
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 99-40176 Summary Calendar
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
VERSUS
JESUS LUCAS TRUJILLO-LUESA,
Defendant-Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (M-98-CR-180) March 14, 2000 Before HIGGINBOTHAM, DeMOSS, and STEWART, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Jesus Lucas Trujillo-Luesa appeals from his conviction of
various drug-trafficking offenses. Trujillo contends that the
district court denied him his right to confront a Drug Enforcement
Administration (DEA) agent who testified at his trial by quashing
his subpoena for the DEA field agents’ manual and by denying
counsel the opportunity to question the agent about the manual.
Neither the denial of Trujillo’s request to question the agent
about the manual nor the grant of the Government’s motion to quash
the subpoena was an abuse of discretion. United States v. Wilson,
732 F.2d 404, 412(5th Cir. 1984); United States v. Hawkins, 661
* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the Court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. F.2d 436, 444 (5th Cir. 1981). The field agents’ manual was
irrelevant to the agent’s testimony; "[t]here is no right to
impeach a witness with respect to collateral or irrelevant
matters." Hawkins, 661 F.2d at 444.
AFFIRMED.
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Reference
- Status
- Unpublished