Legal Opinion
United States v. Martin
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 9, 2008No. 07-2090PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCONNELL, Circuit Judge.
In March, 2007, a federal jury convicted Melvin Martin of two counts of rape and two counts of assault for brutally attacking his girlfriend in their shared home on the Navajo reservation. Before trial the defendant attempted to plead guilty to the assault charges — but not the rape charges- — and the judge refused to accept his partial plea. At trial, Mr. Martin requested a jury instruction about the victim’s possible consent to the sex, which the judge refused to give. After trial, the judge sentenced Mr. Martin to 30 years in prison. The defendant appeals,…
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