Does a jury's instructions adequately cover the defense theory when the district court rejected a proposed instruction?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Urias-Melendez, 12 F.3d 1110 (9th Cir. 1993):
We review de novo whether the jury instructions given adequately covered the defense theory when the district court rejected a proposed instruction. United States v. Gomez-Osorio, 957 F.2d 636, 642 (9th Cir.1992).
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