United States v. Lyman Gerald Crawford

Lyman Gerald Crawford appeals his convictions for two counts of abusive sexual contact and one count of aggravated sexual abuse of an eight-year-old minor, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1153, 2241(c), 2244(a)(1), 2246(3). He argues the district court 1 should have granted two Batson challenges, excluded evidence of a prior conviction, and instructed on simple assault as a lesser-included-offense of abusive sexual contact. Jurisdiction being proper under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court affirms.

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Crawford, a Native American, alleges the government peremptorily struck the only two Native Americans…