United States v. St. John, No. 12-3486 (8th Cir. 2013)
Annotate this CaseDefendant appealed his conviction for domestic assault by a habitual offender in violation of 18 U.S.C. 117. The court concluded that the district court did not err by denying defendant's motion for a judgment of acquittal where, viewing all the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict, a reasonable jury could find that defendant was cohabitating with the victim as intimate partners at the time of the assault. Accordingly, the court affirmed the judgment.
Court Description: Criminal case - Criminal law. Evidence was sufficient to support defendant's conviction for domestic assault by a habitual offender in violation of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 117.
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