U.S. v. TOME

No. 92-2104.

3 F.3d 342 (1993)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Matthew Wayne TOME, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

August 26, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph W. Gandert, Asst. Federal Public Defender, of Albuquerque, NM, for defendant-appellant.

Louis M. Fischer (Don J. Svet, U.S. Atty., D.N.M., and Tara C. Neda, Asst. U.S. Atty., D.N.M., with him on the brief), Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before ANDERSON, HOLLOWAY, and TACHA, Circuit Judges.


TACHA, Circuit Judge.

Matthew Wayne Tome ("Tome"), a Native American residing on the Navajo Indian Reservation in New Mexico, was convicted of aggravated sexual abuse in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1153, 2241(c), and 2245(2)(A), (B). Mr. Tome appeals his conviction, challenging the admission of certain hearsay testimony and the government's use of leading questions. We exercise jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm.

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