The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Abozid, 257 F.3d 191 (2nd Cir. 2000):
Second, appellant contends that the district court failed to inform the jury of the mens rea element of Section 1029. Reviewing the jury charge as a whole, however, as we must, see United States v. Jones, 30 F.3d 276, 284 (2d Cir. 1994) ("[W]e look at the charge as a whole to see if it correctly stated the law."), we find no error, plain or otherwise. The district court clearly stated in its charge that "[t]he third element the government must establish beyond a reasonable doubt is that the defendant acted knowingly and with an intent to defraud."
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