United States v. Lewis
United States v. Lewis
Opinion of the Court
JUDGMENT
This appeal was considered on the record from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and on the briefs and oral argument of the parties. It is
ORDERED and ADJUDGED that the district court’s order denying Lewis’s motion for a judgment of acquittal, its order admitting evidence under Rules 404(b) and 414 of the Federal Rules of Evidence, and the jury’s verdict of guilty be affirmed.
When evaluating a challenge to the jury’s verdict of guilty, this court will “affirm ... where ‘any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt.’ ” United States v. Wahl, 290 F.3d 370, 375 (D.C.Cir. 2002) (quoting Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307, 319, 99 S.Ct. 2781, 61 L.Ed.2d 560 (1979)). In this case the government presented sufficient evidence to
The district court’s admission of child pornography found in Lewis’s bedroom, pursuant to Rules 404(b) and 414 of the Federal Rules of Evidence, was within the court’s discretion. The evidence was admissible under both Rule 404(b) and Rule 414. Its probative value was not substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice, and the decision to admit the evidence was not a “grave abuse of discretion.” United States v. Douglas, 482 F.3d 591, 601 (D.C.Cir. 2007).
Pursuant to D.C. Circuit Rule 36, this disposition will not be published. The Clerk is directed to withhold issuance of the mandate herein until seven days after disposition of any timely petition for rehearing or petition for hearing en banc. See Fed. R.App. P. 41(b); D.C.Cir. Rule 41.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- United States v. Troy Alan LEWIS
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- Published