United States v. Yarbrough
United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
527 F.3d 1092 (2008)

- Written by Darius Dehghan, JD
Facts
Rico Yarbrough (defendant) was charged with obstructing and conspiring to obstruct an official proceeding. It was undisputed that Yarbrough undertook certain actions. Thus, the sole issue was whether Yarbrough acted with a prohibited state of mind. Yarbrough sought to introduce evidence of his law-abiding character. The district-court judge excluded the character evidence. Subsequently, the jury convicted Yarbrough. Yarbrough appealed.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Murphy, J.)
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