United States v. Leonard Lee Williams

How courts have described this case

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• finding no prejudice for plain error purposes in erroneous jury instruction because there was “considerable circumstantial evidence” of element that was misdescribed to the jury
• “Under the plain error doctrine, ‘[i]t must be highly probable that the error materially affected the verdict.’ ”
• “In the present case, Williams’ Fifth Amendment right not to testify was not implicated because he did in fact testify at trial. Therefore, we hold that the prosecutor’s comment did not shift the burden of proof.”
• further polling not permitted once jury has been discharged
• further polling not permitted once jury has been discharged

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