Does the jury give a bad doctor a jury verdict for merely being a bad Doctor?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from United States v. Leonard, 16-3379 (2nd Cir. 2018):

Tr. 1460. The jury instructions thus foreclosed conviction for merely being a bad doctor, and we presume that juries follow the instructions they are given. United States v. Stewart, 433 F.3d 273, 310 (2d Cir. 2006).

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