U.S. v. GROCE

No. 16-3845.

891 F.3d 260 (2018)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Monta GROCE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 23, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth Nash , Thomas E. Chandler , Attorneys, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Civil Rights Division, Appellate Section, Washington, DC, Julie Suzanne Pfluger , Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Madison, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Michelle Parthum , Justin Weiner , Attorneys, MOLOLAMKEN LLP, Chicago, IL, Jessica Ortiz , Attorney, MOLOLAMKEN LLP, New York, NY, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before Bauer, Manion, and Sykes, Circuit Judges.


Monta Groce appeals witness-retaliation and sex-trafficking convictions. The government concedes the retaliation jury instruction failed to state a particular unsupported element. We vacate the retaliation conviction and remand for resentencing. Regarding sex trafficking, Groce raises several challenges. He argues the court...

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