Legal Opinion
United States v. Knox
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 2, 2008No. 07-2552PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TINDER, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Prince Solomon Knox entered the United States as part of a refugee resettlement program. He was later indicted and convicted essentially for lying to the United States government by denying involvement with armed rebel groups in connection with his admittance into the country. We address three main issues in this appeal' — a venue question; Knox’s request, which the district court denied, to go to Africa for investigation/depositions; and two challenges to the sufficiency of the evidence.
I. Background
During the 1990s Liberia was in the midst of several civil…
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