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  • John Balazs is an attorney in Sacramento, California, specializing in criminal defense, including appeals, habeas corpus, pardons, expungements, and civil forfeiture actions. After graduating from UCLA Law School in 1989, he clerked for Judge Harry Pregerson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. John was an Assistant Federal Defender in Fresno and Sacramento from 1992-2001. Please email EDCA items of interest to [email protected]. Follow me on twitter @balazslaw.

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June 02, 2015

Explosives Case Postponed

Even as one high-profile firearms case opened in Sacramento federal court this week, another major case alleging illegal arms dealings and poison sales over encrypted Internet sites has been pushed back again.

James Christopher Malcolm, a Carmichael man facing weapons and explosives charges since May 2014, had his scheduled Thursday court hearing pushed back to Aug. 6 to allow attorneys more time to prepare their case.

Sac Bee, 6/2/15

Posted by at 12:20 PM in Evidence Issues, Firearm Cases | | Comments (0)

December 28, 2012

Admitting And Objecting To Business Records

Black's Law blog has a useful primer on how to admit business records at trial under Federal Rule of Evidence 803(6) while the Federal Evidence Blog highlights the First Circuit's business records decision in United States v. Cameron, No. 11-1275 (1st Cir. Nov. 14, 2012).  In overturning some child pornography counts, the Cameron decision has a good discussion on when the Confrontation Clause applies to business records.   The Court found some internet account records and reports to be "testimonial" and, as a result, inadmissible under the Confrontation Clause.

Posted by at 08:42 AM in Evidence Issues | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)