U.S. v. CHANG RU MENG BACKMAN

No. 14-10078.

817 F.3d 662 (2016)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CHANG RU MENG BACKMAN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed March 30, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David G. Banes (argued), O'Connor Berman Dotts & Banes, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, for Defendant-Appellant.

Garth R. Backe (argued) and Ross K. Naughton , Assistant United States Attorneys, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before: SUSAN P. GRABER, JAY S. BYBEE, and MORGAN CHRISTEN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

Defendant Chang Ru Meng Backman appeals her conviction and sentence on one count of sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1591(a). The jury convicted Defendant of forcing into prostitution a Chinese woman who had been tricked into flying to Saipan on promises of a...

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