Bouyea v. United States

SUMMARY ORDER

On February 22, 1996, a grand jury indicted petitioner Jeffrey P. Bouyea on two counts of bank fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1344, and on one count of wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343. Bouyea v. United States, 263 F.Supp.2d 403, 406 (D.Conn.2003). A jury trial commenced on October 29, 1996, and the jury instructions were delivered on November 7, 1996. Id. The instructions included the following passage:

I will remind you again that it is the sworn duty of the courts and jurors to safeguard the rights of persons charged with crime by respecting the presumption of…