U.S. v. LeCOMPTE

No. 97-1820SD.

131 F.3d 767 (1997)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. Leo LeCOMPTE, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided December 22, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mikal G. Hanson, Pierre, SD, argued (Karen E. Schreier, Asst. U.S. Atty., on the brief), for appellant.

Terry L. Pechota, Rapid City, SD, argued, for appellee.

Before RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Chief Judge, LOKEN and HANSEN, Circuit Judges.


RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Chief Judge.

Before the trial of Leo LeCompte for the alleged sexual abuse of his wife's 11-year-old niece, "C.D.," under 18 U.S.C. §§ 2244(a)(1) and 2246(3) (1994), the defendant moved in limine to exclude evidence of prior uncharged sex offenses against another niece by marriage, "T.T." The government argued that the evidence was admissible under Federal Rule of Evidence 414 (Evidence of Similar Crimes in Child Molestation Cases...

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