United States v. Saunders

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit February 19, 2004

United States v. Saunders, 88 F. App'x 200 (9th Cir. 2004)

Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM **

“[A] specific good faith instruction is unnecessary where the court has already adequately instructed the jury as to specific intent.”1 Because the district court’s instruction as to specific intent was accurate and adequately covered Ms. Saunders’s theory of the case,2 the district court did not abuse its discretion3 in refusing to include Ms. Saunders’s proposed instruction as to a good faith defense.

AFFIRMED.

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. United States v. Dees, 34 F.3d 838, 842 (9th Cir. 1994); see also United States v. Lorenzo, 995 F.2d 1448, 1455 (9th Cir. 1993).

. See United States v. Romero-Avila, 210 F.3d 1017, 1023 (9th Cir. 2000) (holding that it is not reversible error to reject a defendant’s proposed instruction on his theory of the case if other instructions adequately cover the defense theoiy).

. See United States v. Franklin, 321 F.3d 1231, 1240-41 (9th Cir. 2003).

Reference

Full Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee v. Joann SAUNDERS, Defendant—Appellant
Cited By: 1 case
Status: Published