United States v. McCorkle, No. 11-2650 (8th Cir. 2012)
Annotate this CaseDefendant appealed his conviction for theft of government funds, contending that the district court abused its discretion by admitting evidence at trial of his prior applications for Social Security disability benefits. Defendant also argued for the first time on appeal that venue was not proper in the Southern District of Iowa. The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed Defendant's conviction, holding (1) the district court did not abuse its discretion in admitting evidence of Defendant's prior applications, as the evidence was relevant and the level of unfair prejudice did not substantially outweigh the probative value of the evidence; and (2) there was no plain error in prosecuting this case in the Southern District of Iowa.
Court Description: Criminal case - Criminal law. In prosecution for theft of government funds by improper retention of Social Security benefits, the court did not err in admitting evidence of defendant's prior applications for benefits as the evidence showed he would have been advised of policies related to the death of beneficiaries; venue was proper in Southern District of Iowa were defendant converted the checks into cash.
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