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· 4/17/1995

United States v. Cedric Orlando Lewis

Citations

  • 53 F.3d 29
  • 1995 U.S. App. LEXIS 8759
  • 1995 WL 223249

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  • \The pur- pose of jury instructions is to instruct the jury clearly regarding the law to be applied in the case.\
  • improper jury instructions constitute reversible error only where, inter alia, a district court has refused to give an instruction requested by the defense that is correct and that is not substantially covered by the charge actually given the jury

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Judges: Widener, Hamilton, Chapman

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