The following excerpt is from United States v. Vargas-Cordon, No. 11-5165-cr (2nd Cir. 2013):
10. While it would have preferable for the district court to explain that harboring requires acting with an intent to prevent an alien's detection, the instruction as a whole, including its requirement that there be intent to substantially facilitate an alien remaining in the United States illegally, "adequately communicated the essential ideas to the jury," and "adequately inform[ed] the jury of the law." See United States v. Sabhnani, 599 F.3d 215, 237 (2d Cir. 2010) (citations omitted).
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