United States v. George William Sanderson

BOYCE F. MARTIN, JR., Circuit Judge.

George Sanderson appeals his conviction for violation of a federal statute that makes criminal certain actions by local government employers receiving federal funds. On appeal, Sanderson argues that 1) the jury’s verdict on the theft count was inconsistent with the jury’s not-guilty verdict on an extortion count, 2) Sanderson was denied his right to a unanimous verdict on the theft count because the government propounded multiple theories of guilt, and 3) the district court erroneously ruled that the government could impeach Sanderson with evidence that the…