U.S. v. COFFMAN

No. 18-20736.

969 F.3d 186 (2020)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lisa Yvette COFFMAN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED August 6, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Reed , Carmen Castillo Mitchell , Assistant U.S. Attorneys, U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Marjorie A. Meyers , Federal Public Defender, Kayla R. Gassmann , H. Michael Sokolow , Assistant Federal Public Defenders, Federal Public Defender's Office, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before CLEMENT, SOUTHWICK, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.


The defendant was indicted for making false statements to obtain federal workers' compensation benefits under 18 U.S.C. § 1920 and for theft of public money under 18 U.S.C. § 641. A jury convicted her on both counts. On appeal, she argues that she was prejudiced by inadmissible testimony

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