Moises Sanchez-Llamas
Petitioner
Peter Gartlan, Counsel of RecordEarly in the morning of December 18, 1999, the Medford, Oregon, police responded to an emergency call that an individual was threatening his girlfriend with a gun. When they arrived on the scene, they found a heavily intoxicated Moises Sanchez-Llamas armed with a handgun. According to police, Sanchez-Llamas fired his weapon at an officer, wounding him in the leg. He was then subdued, handcuffed, and arrested. At the police station, officers learned that Sanchez-Llamas was a Mexican national who spoke little English. He was informed of his Miranda rights and, under interrogation, made several incriminating statements….
