Legal Opinion

United States v. Douglas Tarnow

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided February 8, 2013No. 12-1839PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

A jury convicted Douglas Wayne Tar-now of one count of aggravated sexual abuse, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1151, 1153(a), 2241(a)(1), and 2246(2). Tarnow appeals from his conviction, arguing that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict. Alternatively, he argues that a new trial should be granted because the district court 1 admitted prejudicial propensity evidence and erred when it refused to instruct the jury on a lesser included offense. We affirm.

I. Background

Tarnow and K.D. 2 entered into a romantic relationship in November 2010. In the beginning,…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Keeble v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. United States v. Keith Bernard Crenshaw, United States of America v. Kamil Hakeem Johnson, United States of America v. Timothy Kevin McGruderCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004
  3. United States v. Randeep MannCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2012
  4. United States v. Lyman Gerald CrawfordCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005
  5. United States v. AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. United States v. Donald Turner, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2015
  2. United States v. Randy Never Misses A ShotCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2015
  3. United States v. Geshik-O-Binese MartinCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2015
  4. United States v. John RiepeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2017
  5. United States v. Ronnie Fire CloudCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2015

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