United States Seventh Circuit

Conviction for coercing a minor to engage in prostitution or any sexual activity is reversed where: 1) the court erred in allowing the prosecutor to try to inflame the jury and repeatedy accuse defendant of intending to rape the minor; and 2) the court erred in allowing the jury to convict without a unanimous determination that the defendant violated one or both of the Indiana statutes.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/04/2008
• Decided 05/15/2009
• Published 05/15/2009

Judges

• POSNER, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, POSNER, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Daniel L. Bella, Attorney, Thomas S. Ratcliffe, Attorney (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Hammond, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Peter B. Neumer (argued), Matthew Wernz, Attorney, Perkins Coie, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.