United States Eighth Circuit

Defendant's conviction for aiding and abetting tax evasion is affirmed where: 1) any alleged error in admitting a videotaped deposition did not contribute to defendant's conviction for aiding and abetting tax evasion; 2) there was no abuse of discretion in the district court's decision not to strike a witness's testimony based on defendant's claim that some of the witness's cross-examination answers were non-responsive and allegedly prejudicial; and 3) because defense counsel was able to thoroughly attack a witness's credibility, the district court did not abuse its discretion or violate the Confrontation Clause by limiting cross on this issue.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/30/2010
• Published 07/30/2010

Judges

• Kermit M. Bye

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel