A federal appeals panel rejected an appeal by a man caught with nearly eight kilograms of cocaine at the Miami airport but suggested the defendant had a valid complaint about one aspect of his trial.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit said U.S. Chief District Judge K. Michael Moore would have been wise to grant a defense request for a continuance when new video evidence was discovered on the eve of trial. But the appeals court said the new evidence wouldn’t have exonerated the defendant, and the judge had not abused his discretion in denying the motion for a continuance.
