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221590P.pdf 10/02/2023 United States v. Warren Mackey
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 22-1590
U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska - Omaha
[PUBLISHED] [Kelly, Author, with Benton and Erickson, Circuit Judges]
Criminal case - Criminal law. In this aggravated sexual abuse of a minor
prosecution, the district court did not err in admitting testimony from
two of the victim's friends, her school counselor, and the school
principal regarding the victim's statements to them, to the extent they
testified about how and when they learned of the events and the steps they
took in response; the evidence was relevant to explain the origins of the
investigation of defendant's conduct, and was properly admitted; however,
to the extent they testified about the victim's statements or demeanor,
the evidence was an improper bolstering of the victim's testimony;
however, the additional testimony was cumulative of other admissible
testimony and was not so prejudicial that reversal is required; assuming
for the purposes of argument that the FBI agent's testimony about female
anatomy qualified as expert testimony, the violation of Rule 16(a)(1)(G)'s
notice requirements did not require reversal as defendant has failed to
demonstrate that he was prejudiced by the lack of notice; the district
court did not resolve defendant's objections to restitution, and the
matter is remanded for further proceedings on the proper amount of
restitution.