Ninth Circuit· 3/19/2010

United States v. Hofus

Citations

598 F.3d 1171
2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 5700
2010 WL 986799

How courts have described this case

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holding that the Mosley factors are not inflexible constraints but instead are \relevant factors to be considered in determining if the police 'scrupulously honored’ the defendant’s right to remain silent” (citing United States v. Hsu
\Although the two concepts [of standing Mass. 385
holding that limitation on testimony from key witness did not violate the defendant’s ability to present a defense, where counsel was still able to argue his theory of the case
holding that the jury did not need to agree as to which particular act of the defendant was a “substantial step” toward the commission of a crime sufficient to find the defendant guilty of attempt
stating that the relevant inquiry for a reviewing court is “whether the instructions as a whole are misleading or inadequate to guide the jury’s deliberation” (emphasis added)
explaining that jury instructions must correctly state the law

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Judges: Noonan, Hawkins, Smith

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