Legal Opinion

United States v. Chrystalin Carter

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided July 12, 2010No. 09-1103Unpublished

1Opinion of the Court

SUHRHEINRICH, Circuit Judge.

Chrystalin Carter (“Carter”) appeals her convictions and sentence for her role in two conspiracies: (1) bank account fraud, and (2) mortgage fraud. On appeal, Carter argues that the district court 1) erroneously refused to give a jury instruction on good faith, 2) erroneously restricted the testimony of a defense witness, 3) imposed an unreasonable sentence, and 4) used an improper method of jury selection. For the reasons set forth below, we AFFIRM the convictions and sentence.

I. Background

A. Account Takeover Conspiracy

The first three convictions arose from a…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. United States v. BookerSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Gall v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. United States v. VonnerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2008
  4. United States v. PomponioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. Buford v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2001

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