Legal Opinion
United States v. Donald R. LaFond, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 20, 2015No. 14-12574; 14-12647PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM PRYOR, Circuit Judge:
These consolidated appeals of. Donald R. LaFond, Jr.’s, and Jason Robert Widdison’s convictions for second degree murder, 18 U.S.C. § 1111, require us to decide whether the district court abused its discretion in four rulings: the admission of evidence of the defendants’ memberships in gangs; an order that the jurors be identified anonymously; a refusal to give two requested jury instructions about self-defense; and an order that Widdison’s hands remain shackled during his sentencing hearing. Widdison and LaFond, both of whom were inmates in a federal prison,…
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