Opinion ID: 652795
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Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Steward's Case & the Government's Rebuttal.

Text: 20 In response to the government's evidence, Steward presented James Steward, her estranged husband, as her sole witness. Steward chose not to testify on her own behalf. James Steward testified that seven years earlier he, not Gooch, had done the remodeling work in the house. He testified that although he and Steward were separated, he visited the house on a regular basis and that the remodeling work he had done years ago had remained unchanged. 21 In rebuttal to James Steward's testimony, the government called Rita Mays back to the witness stand. She testified that in February 1988 she spoke with Steward about the recent remodeling taking place in Steward's home. Steward told Mays that Gooch was doing the work. Mays also testified that in March 1988 she went to Steward's home and Steward showed her the remodeling work that Gooch had recently finished. Both sides rested and the district court instructed the jury. 22