Legal Opinion
United States v. Ronald Stephen Sneezer
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 19, 1990No. 88-1056PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CANBY, Circuit Judge:
Ronald Stephen Sneezer appeals his conviction for attempted sexual abuse in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1153 and 2242. 1 He contends that the district court erred in refusing to give requested jury instructions on the lesser included offense of abusive sexual contact and on the defense of voluntary intoxication.
We affirm the district court’s refusal to instruct the jury on abusive sexual contact, but reverse its decision not to instruct on the defense of voluntary intoxication, and remand for a new trial.
I. Background
Sneezer was indicted for aggravated sexual abuse, in…
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