He then told her to call another friend. The court denied Wright's motion to strike Bianchi for cause. Holz testified that she introduced herself to Anne Sluti as the emergency room doctor who would be attending to Sluti's medical needs and that Sluti provided written consent to medical treatment. He told her afterwards he was going to take her to the mountains and rape her four times a day. Wright held his ear closely to the phone, so he could monitor the conversation. United States v. Sun Bear, 307 F.3d 747, 750 (8th Cir.2002), cert. 1996). There was no evidence, aside from the memorandum submitted by defense counsel, that Kramer made improper comments or was unable to hear evidence impartially. Criminal or Civil Court records found on Anthony's Background Report Criminal or Civil Court records found on Anthony's Family, Friends, Neighbors, or Classmates View Details. U.S. 2d 508 (1993)). She also hid two notes in case the owners of the cabin came back. It is based on the real-life kidnapping of Nebraska teenager Anne Sluti, who was abducted and held for six days in April 2001 by Anthony Steven Wright, also known as Tony Zappa. He then drove her to a remote location, near Livingston, Montana, and cut off her clothes with a knife. While the witnesses in the parking lot testified that they only saw the beating and did not see the revolver, several of the witnesses had their views of the scene blocked by Wright himself. On April 10, 2001, Wright arrived at Flathead Lake near Rollins, Montana and broke into another cabin by kicking in the door. He then drove her to a remote location, near Livingston, Montana, and cut off her clothes with a knife. All of the witnesses were between seventy-five and two hundred yards away when they heard the screams and turned to look, and none saw the initial confrontation. United States v. McCarthy, 97 F.3d 1562, 1568 (8th Cir. Wright's second challenge concerns the district court's denial of his motion to strike Juror Nancy Kramer for cause. The few times she was left alone, she made efforts to alert the authorities, including her 911 call from Livingston, Montana and the notes she left behind in the cabin in Salmon Lake, Montana. Wright told Sluti, "Well, I'll make you a deal. United States v. McCarthy, 97 F.3d 1562, 1568 (8th Cir.1996). The district court did not abuse its discretion in refusing to strike Bianchi for cause on these grounds. He then brought Sluti next door to John Koon's house; Koon opened the door and saw a large man standing next to a young woman with a big black eye. Wright wrapped a chain around one of Sluti's wrists, and they walked from the Suburban to a nearby farmhouse, where he cut the phone line and stole a pickup truck parked out front. He responded, "No, you whine too much." Koon later identified the man as Anthony Wright and the woman as Anne Sluti. Both of Wright's second degree burglary convictions were for burglarizing a residence — one in Anoka County, Minnesota and the other in Charles City, Iowa. Id. Sluti testified in detail about Wright's use of a handgun during her abduction in the parking lot, and she also stated that he used a knife to cut off her clothes when he first raped her. United States v. Gabe, 237 F.3d 954, 957-58 (8th Cir. 52(b), we may notice an error not raised below where the error is plain, affects the defendant's substantial rights, and seriously affects the fairness of the proceeding. To be admissible under Rule 803(4), a statement must meet two criteria. Wright took Sluti and left Nebraska, passed through South Dakota, and the next day, stopped the Suburban in a field. He raped her. Sign up to receive the Free Law Project newsletter with tips and announcements. Finally, the district court sentenced Wright under the career offender enhancement of Sentencing Guideline § 4B1.1 because Wright was older than 18 when he committed the instant offense, the instant offense is a felony crime of violence, and he has at least two prior felony convictions for crimes of violence. You'd just be ripping them off." A medical examination done immediately after her rescue verified that she was subject to intercourse by force. Sluti testified that she believed the field was in Wyoming. He then barricaded the doors with furniture. She slid across the seat and got out of the car on the passenger side, but Wright caught her and repeatedly hit her with his fists. He used duct tape to bind Sluti's hands tightly behind her back and duct-taped her legs together in several places and then blindfolded her. She slid across the seat and got out of the car on the passenger side, but Wright caught her and repeatedly hit her with his fists. 2d 133 (2003). In addition, an FBI fingerprint specialist testified that the latent print taken from the revolver matched a print on Wright's fingerprint card. In reviewing a sufficiency-of-the-evidence challenge to a conviction, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the government, resolving evidentiary conflicts in favor of the government and accepting all reasonable inferences which may be drawn from the evidence which support the jury's verdict. Johnson, 906 F.2d at 1288 (internal quotation marks omitted). She also said that she understood that Wright was innocent as he sat right now and entitled to a presumption of innocence. On June 19, 2002, the jury returned its verdict finding Wright guilty on both counts. A conviction may be based on circumstantial or direct evidence or both. …quot; The DNA of accused kidnapper Anthony Steven Wright was found on clothing that his alleged victim wore while she was missing for six days, an FBI forensic He raped her for a third time in the master bedroom during these two days. He then barricaded the doors with furniture. The few times she was left alone, she made efforts to alert the authorities, including her 911 call from Livingston, Montana and the notes she left behind in the cabin in Salmon Lake, Montana. See Lovejoy v. United States, 92 F.3d 628, 632 (8th Cir. She pleaded with him not to rape her and told him she was a virgin. Sluti hopped over to a barbed-wire fence where she attempted to cut the duct tape off her wrists with the barbed wire. They arrived at a gas station in Ainsworth, Nebraska at approximately 10:15 p.m. Wright made Sluti get back on the floor of the Suburban. Wright now claims that the decision not to strike Bianchi for cause was error because it prevented him from exercising one of his peremptory challenges to remove juror Nancy Kramer. The other caller, Carrie Bran, stated that she heard "frightful" screaming and that when she turned to look, she saw a man hitting a girl and that he kept hitting her until he finally pushed her into the car and drove off.4. Sluti's fingerprints were found on the phone from the cabin near Livingston, Montana, where she had attempted to make a 911 call. 2002), cert. There was sufficient foundation for the district court to conclude that statements Sluti made to Dr. Holz were for the purposes of medical diagnosis or treatment. The Sixth Amendment guarantees the defendant the right to trial "by an impartial jury." The test for assessing impartiality asks whether the prospective juror "can lay aside his impression or opinion and render a verdict based on the evidence presented in court." Anne Sluti testified that Wright raped her four times.