Assault Conviction Affirmed

In US v. Barrera, No. 09-3873, the court affirmed defendant’s assault conviction where 1) even if some jurors understood a witness’s comment to refer to something that happened during defendant’s and the witness’s past relationship, there was no reason for them to suspect that defendant had physically abused the witness; and 2) the combined strength of the government’s testimony made defendant’s contention that he did not cause Apodaca’s serious bodily injury implausible.

 

Related Resources

  • Read the Eighth Circuit’s Decision in US v. Barrera, No. 09-3873

You Don’t Have To Solve This on Your Own – Get a Lawyer’s Help

Civil Rights

Block on Trump’s Asylum Ban Upheld by Supreme Court

Criminal

Judges Can Release Secret Grand Jury Records

Politicians Can’t Block Voters on Facebook, Court Rules