Legal Opinion
United States v. Roxanne Marie Abfalter, United States of America v. Michael Travis Williams
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 22, 2003No. 01-3691, 02-1130PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
Following a jury trial in the district court, 1 Roxanne Abfalter and Michael Williams were convicted on a number of charges relating to their conspiracy knowingly to make false statements in the papers that accompany the purchase of a firearm. For the reasons expressed below, we affirm.
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Ms. Abfalter argues first that a prejudicial variance between the government’s proof at trial and the indictment occurred when the government altered its theory of guilt in its rebuttal closing arguments. “Whether a variance exists, and, if so, whether that variance…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- United States v. Willie BoydCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
- United States v. Ronald R. ErdmanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
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