United States v. Maynes, Jr.

The Fourth Circuit affirmed defendant's convictions for four counts of sex trafficking by use of force, fraud, or coercion and one count of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking. The court held that evidence was provided to support each element of defendant's convictions. In this case, the court did not have the power to reweigh the evidence or to second guess the jury's credibility determinations. The court also held that the district court carefully considered relevant factors in differentiating between types of sexual history evidence. Therefore, the district court's decision to strike some of the evidence was fair and the court did not abuse its discretion. View "United States v. Maynes, Jr." on Justia Law