United States v. Cornelius

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• explaining that under the “invited error” doctrine, waived rights generally may not be challenged, even though forfeited rights may be reviewed for plain error
• holding evidence that defendant was a member of a street gang in which he was a leader “(giving him an insider presence and heightened decision-making power in the gang
• “[A] defendant . . . waive[s] his right to challenge a jury instruction by affirmatively approving it at trial.”
• “[A] hearing is inappropriate when the alleged influence has to do with a juror’s internal state of mind.”
• “Under the invited error doctrine, this Court will not engage in appellate review when a defendant has waived his right to challenge a jury instruction by affirmatively approving it at trial.”
• “Under the invited error doctrine, this Court will not engage in appellate review when a defendant has waived his right to challenge a jury instruction by affirmatively approving it at trial.”

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