Legal Opinion
United States v. Willis
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 21, 2016No. 15-6102PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McHUGH, Circuit Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Appellant Ivan Bennett Willis was charged with aggravated sexual abuse committed in Indian country. Mr. Willis admitted he had sex with a seventeen-year-old acquaintance, K.M., and that the events occurred in Indian country. But Mr. .Willis maintained that K.M. consented to the encounter. Thus, the only issue at trial was whether Mr. Willis used force against K.M. After a two-day trial, the jury returned a guilty verdict.
Mr. Willis now appeals, challenging multiple evidentiary rulings by the district court. Exercising jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §…
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