United States Eighth Circuit

A Minneapolis city councilman's conviction for accepting a gratuity in violation of federal law is affirmed over claims that there was insufficient evidence to support the verdict and that the district court abused its discretion by limiting the number of defense witnesses.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/17/2007
• Published 12/17/2007

Judges

• MURPHY, Circuit Judge., Before MURPHY, MELLOY, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Daniel M. Scott, argued, Minneapolis, MN, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael L. Cheever, Asst. U.S. Atty., Minneapolis, MN (Lisa D. Kirkpatrick, on the brief), for appellee.