First Circuit· 1/17/1996

United States v. Arthurs

Citations

73 F.3d 444
1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 575
1996 WL 8262

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concluding that in applying plain error analysis: “From what we can ascertain, we cannot say that his language problems were of such a magnitude as to have deprived him of a fair trial.”
stating that, in a case involving charges of importing cocaine and possessing cocaine with the intent to distribute it, the government must disprove a duress defense beyond a reasonable doubt once the defendant has laid \a predicate warranting a duress instruction\
applying plain error analysis where defendant requested instruction but failed to object when denied
“The district judge, who heard the defendant speak, had considerable discretion in these circumstances to determine if Ar-thurs’ English testimony was intelligible to the jury.”

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Judges: Torruella, Campbell, Lynch

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