United States Sixth Circuit

A conviction and sentence for aggravated sexual abuse of a minor and with aggravated sexual abuse of an adult by force are affirmed over challenges to: 1) admission of evidence regarding uncharged prior sexual assaults against two other adult victims to prove the child-molestation charge; 2) exclusion of testimony relating to whether the adult victim in the present case consented to sexual behavior with defendant; 3) the sufficiency of the evidence with respect to the child-molestation charge; and 4) the length of his sentence.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/27/2006
• Published 10/27/2006

Judges

• Before GUY, GILMAN, and ROGERS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Paul L. Nelson, Federal Public Defenders Office, Grand Rapids, Michigan, for Appellant.  Andrew Byerly Birge, Assistant United States Attorney, Grand Rapids, Michigan, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Paul L. Nelson, Federal Public Defenders Office, Grand Rapids, Michigan, for Appellant.  Andrew Byerly Birge, Assistant United States Attorney, Grand Rapids, Michigan, for Appellee.