Legal Opinion
United States v. Lawrence "Speedy" Goodlow
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 28, 1997No. 96-1820PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, District Judge.
Following a jury trial, Lawrence “Speedy” Goodlow (“Appellant”) was convicted of two counts of aggravated sexual abuse in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1153 and 2241(a). On appeal, Appellant alleges that (1) there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction, (2) the prosecutor engaged in improper argument, and (3) the District Court 1 abused its discretion in allowing “repeated” leading questions of the victim. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm Appellant’s conviction.
I. BACKGROUND
When viewed in the light most favorable to the government, 2 evidence at trial…
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3Cited by33 opinions
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