Texas man convicted in ND case asks for mistrial

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Texas man convicted in North Dakota of attempting to transport a minor for criminal sexual activity is asking for a mistrial.

A jury found 47-year-old Rodney Goodwin guilty earlier this month. He faces a maximum sentence of life in prison without parole.

Goodwin says in his appeal that prosecutors made inappropriate references to child pornography in the trial and that tainted the jury.