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103607P.pdf 07/31/2012 United States v. Phillip Brumfield
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 10-3607
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri - Springfield
[PUBLISHED] [Colloton, Author, with Bye and Smith, Circuit Judges]
Criminal case - Criminal law. Testimony that defendant had
propositioned a minor to have sex with him and produce child
pornography was relevant to the material issues of his knowledge and
intent to possess child pornography and was properly admitted; defendant
opened the door to questions regarding an incident where he exposed
himself and masturbated outside his home and the court did not commit
plain error in allowing the government to cross-examine him about the
incident; the court did not err in allowing the government to introduce a
document in which defendant discussed child sex; chain of custody was
established for admission of computers and related equipment.