Legal Opinion
United States v. Datqunn Sawyer
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 23, 2013No. 12-1912PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.
A jury found Datqunn Sawyer guilty of sex trafficking in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1591(a), and he was sentenced to 50 years in prison. Sawyer admits on appeal that he forced at least seven girls whom he knew to be minors to work as prostitutes for his benefit. He argues, though, that his conviction should be vacated because the jury was instructed improperly on one element of the offense. We reject the argument and affirm his conviction. By agreeing to the relevant instructions at trial, Sawyer waived his argument. Even if he had not waived the point, the instructions…
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