United States Eighth Circuit

A conviction and sentence for aggravated sexual abuse of a child is affirmed over claims of error regarding: 1) subject matter jurisdiction; 2) the sufficiency of the evidence on an attempted aggravated sexual assault conviction; 3) constructive amendment to the indictment; 4) Jencks Act violation; 5) erroneous admission of hearsay evidence; 6) erroneous admission of leading questions; and 7) sentencing issues.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/27/2008
• Published 08/27/2008

Judges

• MELLOY, Circuit Judge., Before WOLLMAN, BOWMAN, and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Mark Falk, AFPD, argued, Rapid City, SD, Jana Miner, AFPD, on the brief, Pierre, SD, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jeremy Robert Jehangiri, AUSA, argued, Pierre, SD, for appellee.