Legal Opinion

United States v. Robert Arnold Vik

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided July 27, 1981No. 80-2084PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Per curiam

Robert Arnold Vik appeals his conviction, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 2423, for willfully and knowingly transporting two minor girls in interstate commerce with the intent that the girls engage in prostitution and prohibited sexual conduct. Vik was found guilty by a jury and sentenced to the custody of the Attorney General for a period of six years.

Vik appeals on the grounds that it was error for the trial court 1 (1) to refuse to allow a psychologist to offer an opinion on the personalities of the victims, who testified at trial, (2) to restrict the use of an FBI report during the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Salen v. United States Lines Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
  2. United States v. Fred Anthony FredericksonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
  3. United States v. Daniel Joseph Merrival, A/K/A Danny MerrivalCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
  4. United States v. Cletus Charles FooteCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. United States v. Portsmouth Paving Corporation and R. Curtis Saunders, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1983
  2. Melissa Suzanne Brown, a Minor by Her Next Friend, Martin Brown, Martin Brown and Susan Brown v. Syntex Laboratories, Inc. And Syntex CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
  3. United States v. MustafaUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1986
  4. Arnold Green v. American Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
  5. United States v. John A. Ellsworth, United States of America v. Mary A. EllsworthCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984

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