U.S. v. BROWN

No. 02-2782.

330 F.3d 1073 (2003)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Brian BROWN, also known as Brian Lee Brown, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: June 9, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey S. Harrelson, argued, Texarkana, AR, for appellant.

Claude S. Hawkins, argued, Asst. U.S. Atty., Fort Smith, AR, for appellee.

Before HANSEN, Chief Judge, LOKEN and SMITH, Circuit Judges.


LOKEN, Chief Judge.

A jury convicted Brian Brown of kidnaping and aggravated sexual abuse of a child in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1201(a)(1) and 2241(c). The district court1 sentenced him to concurrent terms of life in prison. On appeal, Brown argues that the district court violated the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000bb-1, and the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment by granting the government...

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