United States v. Gary Conti

How courts have described this case

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• explaining that an erroneous instruction was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt when it was both uncontested and supported by overwhelming evidence
• explaining that plain error review applies to unobjected-to instructional error
• applying plain error standard of review where party did not object to jury instruction in the district court
• considering “whether the defendant contested the omitted element and ‘raised evidence sufficient to support a contrary finding’” to hold that instructional error did not affect substantial rights (citation omitted)
• jury instructions reviewed for plain error

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