Fifth Circuit· 2/23/2011

United States v. Wright

Citations

634 F.3d 770
2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 3493
2011 WL 635270

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rejecting defense under § 885(d) as to deputy sheriff found guilty of attempting to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine
“A nonconstitutional trial error is harmless unless it had substantial and injurious effect or influence in determining the jury’s verdict.” (quoting United States v. Lowery, 135 F.3d 957, 959 (5th Cir. 1998))
“In this Circuit, the generally accepted standard is that a new trial ordinarily should not be granted unless there would be a miscarriage of justice or the weight of evidence preponderates against the verdict.”
finding district courts have “substantial latitude” in instructing the jury

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Judges: Wiener, Garza, Prado

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