Legal Opinion
United States v. Wright
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 27, 2008No. 07-2407PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MELLOY, Circuit Judge.
A jury convicted Defendant Keith L. Wright of seven counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child under 18 U.S.C. §§ 1158 and 2241(c). The district court 1 sentenced Wright to concurrent life terms for each count and ordered him to pay a fíne of $25,000. Wright appeals numerous issues from his trial and sentencing. We affirm.
I. Background
Wright lived with his mother, Rena Wright, Rena’s three other biological children, and several other children of whom Rena was the guardian. When he was 28 years old, Wright was indicted for and convicted of sexually abusing three…
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