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United States v. Monta Groce

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided May 23, 2018No. 16-3845PublishedCited by 49 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Manion, Circuit Judge.

Monta Groce appeals witness-retaliation and sex-trafficking convictions. The government concedes the retaliation jury instruction failed to state a particular unsupported element. We vacate the retaliation conviction and remand for resentencing. Regarding sex trafficking, Groce raises several challenges. He argues the court erred by 1) excluding evidence of the victims' alleged prostitution histories; 2) barring cross-examination of a victim on her alleged prostitution history after she testified she had no such history; 3) issuing an instruction lowering the mens rea…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. United States v. Gillam KerleyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
  3. United States v. RecendizCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
  4. United States v. AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2010
  5. Daniel Alvarez, Sr. v. William E. BoydCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000

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3Cited by49 opinions

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