By: Derek Hawkins//July 30, 2018//
7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Case Name: United States of America v. Ronald Norweathers, et al.
Case No.: 17-1311
Officials: WOOD, Chief Judge, and BAUER and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.
Focus: Admissibility of Evidence
A jury convicted Ronald Norweathers of two counts of transporting child pornography and one count of possessing child pornography. Prior to trial, the government sought a ruling on the admissibility of an email exchange between Norweathers and another individual, in which they discussed drugging and having sex with young boys. The district court ruled the evidence was admissible under Federal Rules of Evidence 403 and 404(b), and the government introduced it at trial. On appeal, Norweathers contends the admission of the emails was an error that deprived him of a fair trial. We affirm.
Affirmed