United States First Circuit

Conviction of defendant for conspiring to engage in the sexual trafficking of children based on his involvement in a prostitution business, operated by by niece, that employed several minors, is affirmed as the district court did not abuse its discretion in the handling of a jury deliberation issue and all of the statements at issue were either properly admitted or harmless.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/03/2010
• Published 03/03/2010

Judges

• LIPEZ, Circuit Judge., Before BOUDIN, GAJARSA and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Martin J. Vogelbaum, Federal Defender Office, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Randall E. Kromm, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Michael K. Loucks, Acting United States Attorney, was on brief, for appellee.