While working on a case involving alleged police misconduct, I came across an interesting
case. The case is United States v. Guidry, 456 F. 3d 493 (5th Cir. 2006). A police officer
was convicted for violating civil rights by sexually assaulting several women.
Affirming, the Court found no error in the admission under Federal Rule of Evidence Rule
413 that the defendant sexually assaulted another woman. The 5th Circuit held that the
plain language of Federal Rule of Evidence 413 allowed evidence of other offenses even
if the allegations did not result in a conviction.
GREGORY CHANDLER, Attorney at Law
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