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· 11/17/1980

United States v. James Fred Rhodes, Jr., A/K/A Allan Duncor

Citations

  • 631 F.2d 43
  • 1980 U.S. App. LEXIS 12211

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  • although failure to give such an instruction was not held to be reversible error, the court indicated that the better practice is to instruct the jury on the proper use of notes during deliberations
  • although failure to give such an instruction was not held to be reversible error, the court indicated that the better practice is to instruct the jury on the proper use of notes during deliberations
  • “if the trial court erroneously defers ruling on the motion for acquittal and the defendant presents evidence, the appellate court in reviewing the sufficiency of the evidence will only consider the evidence presented in the Government’s case-in-chief’

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Judges: Gewin, Roney, Johnson

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