United States Fifth Circuit

A conviction for sexual contact with a minor is reversed where the district court erroneously failed to instruct the jury that it could consider evidence of defendant's good character.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/07/2002
• Published 10/07/2002

Judges

• JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:, Before SMITH and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges, and ENGELHARDT,District Judge.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Jack Brooks Lacy, Jr., Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued), Jackson, MS, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Julie Ann Epps (argued), Jackson, MS, for Defendant-Appellant.