United States v. Frommelt, No. 19-2820 (8th Cir. 2020)
Annotate this CaseThe Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of defendant's motion for judgment of acquittal, holding that the evidence was sufficient to support defendant's conviction for sexual exploitation of a child, conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, and distribution of the drug. The court declined to consider defendant's ineffective assistance of counsel claim on direct appeal.
Court Description: [Grasz, Author, with Loken, Circuit Judge, and Clark, District Judge] Criminal case - Criminal law. Evidence was sufficient to support defendant's convictions for sexual exploitation of child, conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and distribution of the drug; claim of ineffective assistance of trial counsel would not be addressed on direct appeal.
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