Audio Evidence
Defense 28
Defense Exhibit 28 is a recording of the initial law enforcement interview of Luis Rivera on May 27, 2016. During the recording, Detective Sanford indicated to Rivera that naming the person in the middle of the conspiracy could help his sentence, a statement used by the defense on cross-examination.
May 27, 2016 first Rivera interview recording — Sanford tells Rivera naming the 'person in the middle' could help his sentenceDefense 28
Mentioned Magbanua Retrial
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The recording documents what investigators told Rivera at the outset of his cooperation, providing the defense a basis to challenge whether Rivera's subsequent identification of Magbanua as intermediary was shaped by early sentencing inducements.