Legal Opinion

United States v. Dillon

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided June 20, 2008No. 06-30998PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

Former Assistant City Attorney of New Orleans, Henry Dillon, appeals his jury trial conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 242 for depriving Sandy Carraby and Carolyn Carter of their right to bodily integrity under color of law. Dillon’s contentions on appeal are that there was not sufficient evidence to show that he acted under color of law when he sexually assaulted his victims, and that the district court abused its discretion in admitting evidence of two other alleged sexual assaults by him under Federal Rule of Evidence 413. We hold that the evidence was sufficient to…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. United States v. ClassicSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
  2. Screws v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  3. United States v. FieldsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2007
  4. United States v. Stephen Roderick McRaeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
  5. United States v. PaceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993

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3Cited by38 opinions

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