Legal Opinion
United States v. Brent William Allery
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 20, 1998No. 97-1539PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HANSEN, Circuit Judge.
The government appeals the district court’s order granting defendant Brent William Allery’s post-trial motion for judgment of acquittal. The government claims there is sufficient evidence to support the jury’s verdict finding Allery guilty of abusive sexual contact by use of force in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2244(a)(1) (1994). We agree and reverse and remand.
I
Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict, a reasonable jury could have found the following facts. At approximately 11:30 p.m. on June 24, 1995, the victim, Darcie Jackson, arrived home where…
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