United States v. Fulton, No. 17-41251 (5th Cir. 2019)
Annotate this CaseThe Eighth Circuit affirmed defendant's conviction for four counts of sex trafficking and one count of conspiracy. The court held that a narcotics warrant authorized the seizure of defendant's phone and the warrant to search the phone that was obtained nine days after the seizure was reasonable. The court also held that the district court did not err in not allowing defendant to probe his witness about any state charge; the evidence was sufficient on the special findings; and because the evidence against defendant was substantial, the court refused to vacated his convictions based on a claim of error to the jury instructions.
The court issued a subsequent related opinion or order on June 27, 2019.
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