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163420P.pdf 08/22/2017 United States v. Dana Lee Cobenais
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 16-3420
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota - St. Paul
[PUBLISHED] [Smith, Author, with Colloton and Kelly, Circuit Judges]
Criminal case - Criminal law. In this aggravated sexual abuse case, the
district court's theory-of-defense instruction mentioning consent
accurately stated the elements of the offense and the defense's theory of
the case; the district court did not abuse its discretion in refusing
defense counsel's request for additional time to complete closing
argument. Judge Kelly, dissenting.