Legal Opinion
United States v. John Cornelio Norris
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 10, 2005No. 03-10437PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RAWLINSON, Circuit Judge:
John Cornelio Norris was convicted of three counts of aggravated sexual abuse. We hold that there was insufficient evidence to corroborate Norris’s confession as to count two and reverse his conviction on that count. We affirm Norris’s conviction on the remaining counts.
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FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Norris is a member of the Tohono 0‘0d-ham Indian Nation and resided on the San Xavier Indian Reservation during the time the events at issue occurred. He is also the victim’s uncle. The victim, referred to as T.V., 1 spent the Thanksgiving weekend of 2000 with Norris at…
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