Legal Opinion

United States v. Yarrington

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided March 10, 2011No. 09-3453PublishedCited by 47 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SMITH, Circuit Judge.

A jury found Dale Yarrington guilty of possessing child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(5)(B) and (b)(2). The district court 1 sentenced Yarrington to the statutory maximum of 120 months’ imprisonment. On appeal, Yarrington makes the following arguments: (1) the district court abused its discretion by excluding the testimony of Lonnel Porter, which he intended to use to impeach a government witness; (2) the district court erred in overruling his motion for judgment of acquittal based on insufficient evidence to support his conviction for possession of…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Gall v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. United States v. FeemsterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
  4. Nichols v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  5. United States v. Cecil Eugene Ballew, A/K/A Eugene BallewCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994

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3Cited by47 opinions

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