Legal Opinion

United States v. Zimmermann

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided December 17, 2007No. 07-1062PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

A jury found Gary Dean Zimmermann guilty of three counts of accepting a gratuity in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 666(a)(1)(B). He appeals, arguing that there was insufficient evidence to support the verdict and that the district court 1 abused its discretion by limiting the number of defense witnesses. We affirm.

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Gary Dean Zimmermann represented the sixth ward on the Minneapolis City Council from 2002 until 2005 and was one of the six members on the council’s zoning and planning committee. The boundaries of the sixth ward were redrawn in a 2002 redistricting plan which did…

2Cases cited17 opinions

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  2. Sabri v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  3. United States v. Brigido Marmolejo, Jr. And Mario SalinasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
  4. United States v. Richard Foley, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
  5. United States v. Donna J. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006

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3Cited by32 opinions

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  3. United States v. Martinez-MaldonadoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2013
  4. United States v. Shynita TownsendCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2011
  5. United States v. RobinsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2011

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