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Uni te d S ta te s Di st ric t Co ur t fo r th e Eas te rn Dis tri ct of Ark an sa s - Li tt le Ro ck

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26 , 20 16 [Un pu bl is he d]

__ __ __ __ __ __ Befo re COLLOTON, ARNOLD , and SHEPHERD, Circ ui t J ud ge s.

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A jury co nv ic te d Ken dr a Des ha zer of on e co un t of pr od uc in g a f a l s e id en ti fic at io n do cu m en t, se e 18 U.S.C. § 10 28 (a)( 1) , two co un ts of m is us in g a so ci al

se cu rit y nu m

be r, se e 42 U.S.C. § 40 8( a)(7 )(B) , two c o u n t s o f ag gr av at ed id en ti ty th eft , se e 18 U.S.C. § 10 28 A(a)(1 ), an d on e co un t of acce ss de vi ce frau d, se e 18 U.S

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. § 1 02 9( a)(2 ), st em m in g fro m two in ci de nt s whe re Des ha zer al le ge dl y us edan ot he r pe rs on 's so ci al se cu rit y nu m be r to ob ta in cred it . The fi rs t i nc id en t i nv ol ve d

a lo an to bu y a car, an d th e se co nd i n v o l v e d a Sear s cred it card

. The di st ric t co ur t 1 de ni ed he r m ot io n fo r jud gm en t of a c q u i t ta l, whi ch Des ha zer ap pe al s as to th e ch arg es in vo lv in g t he Sear s cr ed it card

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Des ha zer m ai nt ai ns th at th e go ve rn m en t fai le d to pr ov e th at sh e was th e pe rs on who ap pl ie d fo r th e cred it card

. Mo re sp eci fic al ly, sh e t a ke s is su e wit h th e go ve rn m en t's fai lu re to cal l th e Sear s em pl oyee who he lp ed he r ap pl y fo r th e card to id en ti fy he r. Bu t vi ewin g th e su ffi ci en cy of th e ev id en ce in th e li gh t m os t fav or ab le to th e jury's ve rd ic t, se e Uni te d St at es v. Hin es , 47 2 F.3 d 10 38 , 10 39 (8 th Ci r. 20 07 ) (p er cu ria m ), we reject Des ha zer's co nt en ti on be cau se a ve rd ic t can be su pp or te d by ci rcu m st an ti al ev id en ce al on e, se e Uni te d St at es v. W hi te , 79 4 F.3 d 91 3, 91 8 (8 th Ci r. 20 15 ), a n d th e ci rcu m st an ti al ev id en ce li nk in g Des ha zer to th e ch arg es he re is

ov erwh el m in g.

Des ha zer ad m it te d to in ve st ig at in g ag en ts th at sh e us ed th e so ci al se cu rit y
nu m be r to ob ta in th e car lo an on ly th ree- an d- a-h al f m on th s be fo re th e Sear s card was ap pl ie d fo r, whi ch is qu it e te l l i n g. The go ve rn m en t al so pr od uc ed ev id en ce th at Des ha zer us ed th e so ci al se cu rit y nu m be r whe n ap pl y in g fo r an ap art men t , f u rth er supp or tin g he r id en ti fic at io n as th e pe rp et rat or

. The cred it card ap pl ic at ion , m or eo ve r,
co nt ai ne d Des ha zer's na m e, ad dr es s, an d ph on e nu m be r, an d bi ll s were m ai le d to he r ad dr es s. In ad di ti on , t h e p e rs on to who m th e so ci al se cu rit y nu m be r was as si gn ed te st ifi ed th at th e cred it card was no t he rs

. And fin al ly, th e jury co ul d ha ve co m pa red th e si gn at ur e o n t h e c red it card ap pl ic at io n wit h th e si gn at ur es on ot he r do cu m en ts kn own to be si gn ed by Des ha zer and in tro du ced in to ev id en ce. W e ha ve pr ev io us ly

co nc lu de d t h a t s u ch co m pa ris on s can su pp or t a jury's ve rd ic t. Se e Uni te d St at es v.

The Hon or ab le J. Leo n Ho lm es , Uni te d Stat es Dis tri ct Ju dg e fo r th e Eas te rn 1 Dis tri ct of Ark an sa s.
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er , 41 4 F.3 d 90 8, 91 4 (8 th Ci r. 20 05 ). W e th eref or e can no t sa y th at no reas on ab le jury cou ld ha ve fou nd Desh azer gu il ty.

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