United States v. Perdomo-Espana

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• noting that “a person who seeks to benefit from a justification defense must act reasonably”
• “When the parties dispute the sufficiency of a proposed jury instruc- tion’s factual foundation, we review for abuse of discretion.”
• “[W]here the evidence, even if believed, does not establish all of the elements of a defense, . . . the trial judge need not submit the defense to the jury”
• setting forth elements of justification defense

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