BROWN

v.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS ET AL.

Citator

Cited By (23 total)

• United States v. Hernan Francisco Perez-Tosta, 36 F.3d 1552 (11th Cir. 1994)
  …everse a conviction unless we find that issues of law were presented inaccurately or the charge improperly guided the jury in such a substantial way as to violate due process. United States v. Turner, 871 F. 2d 1574, 1578 (11th Cir.), cert. denied, 493 U.S. 997, 110 S.Ct. 552, 107 L.Ed.2d 548 (1989). b. Discussion Rojas contends that the district court improperly gave the jury a “deliberate ignorance” instruction. We agree. However, we find that the error was harmless. A “deliberate ignorance” instructi…
• United States v. Augustin Gonzalez, 71 F.3d 819 (11th Cir. 1996)
  …violation of appellant’s due process rights. United States v. Perez-Tosta, 36 F. 3d 1552, 1564 (11th Cir.1994), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 115 S.Ct. 2584, 132 L.Ed.2d 833 (1995); United States v. Turner, 871 F. 2d 1574, 1578 (11th Cir.), cert. denied, 493 U.S. 997, 110 S.Ct. 552, 107 L.Ed.2d 548 (1989). We perceive no such error in the district court’s instruction. In order to prove a violation of § 922(a)(6), the government was required to show that appellant knowingly “made a false statement material to t…
• United States v. Garcia, 13 F.3d 1464 (11th Cir. 1994)
  …ge may not be imputed). So long as the jury charge as a whole accurately reflects the law and the facts, the district court has broad discretion in formulating a jury charge. United States v. Turner, 871 F. 2d 1574, 1578 (11th Cir.), cert. denied, 493 U.S. 997, 110 S.Ct. 552, 107 L.Ed.2d 548 (1989). We shall assume arguendo that, read in isolation, the court’s statement that the jury’s decision as to the guilt or innocence of any defendant “need not necessarily” affect its verdict as to any other defenda…

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