How have instructions been interpreted in the context of sexual assault cases?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S.A v. Sabhnani, 599 F.3d 215 (2nd Cir. 2010):
fied what was required to convict, and the judge's three-question summary of the charge was perfectly clear, removing the possibility of any confusion on the jury's part. Cf. United States v. Moran, 493 F.3d 1002, 1009-10 (9th Cir.2007) (while instructions might have had "minor ambiguity" after a "careful picking apart" of their wording, clear summarizing or overview paragraph that conveys basic point to jury can cure potential error).
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