United States v. Norwood, No. 15-3442 (8th Cir. 2017)
Annotate this CaseDefendant appealed his sentence and conviction for conspiracy to commit bank fraud. The court concluded that the evidence was sufficient to sustain the jury's verdict; evidence about past events was properly admitted under Federal Rule of Evidence 404(b); the court agreed with the district court judge's determination that the investigation and prosecution of defendant's conspiracy offense occurred after she was U.S. Attorney and thus she had no conflict of interest and recusal was not required; the district court properly applied the Sentencing Guidelines and made no clearly erroneous factual finding; and the sentence was substantively reasonable. Finally, the court granted counsel's motion to withdraw.
Court Description: Per Curiam - Before Loken, Bowman and Murphy, Circuit Judges] Criminal case - Criminal law and sentencing. Anders case. Evidence was sufficient to support defendant's conspiracy conviction; no error in admitting evidence of past events under Rule 404(b); the district court judge, a former U.S. Attorney, was not required to recuse herself when the investigation and prosecution of this offense occurred after she was U.S. Attorney; no error in imposing certain enhancements; sentence was substantively reasonable.
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