U.S. v. WITHERS

No. 17-3448.

960 F.3d 922 (2020)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Maurice A. WITHERS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 28, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barbara L. Oswald , Julie Suzanne Pfluger , Attorneys, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Madison, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Martin J. Pruhs , Attorney, Milwaukee, WI, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before Easterbrook, Kanne, and Brennan, Circuit Judges.


Maurice Withers made a living trafficking women and girls for sex. After months of abuse, numerous victims were identified by law enforcement. Withers was arrested and charged with nine counts of sex trafficking.

As the case proceeded to trial, the government proposed jury instructions on four of those counts that...

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