Legal Opinion
United States v. Hitson Simon A/K/A "Sacko"
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 7, 1993No. 91-3738PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
GARTH, Circuit Judge
At the murder trial of appellant Hitson Simon, the district court committed error when it failed to instruct the jury on the government's burden of proof in relation to an alibi defense, as is required under the law of this circuit. However, in light of the entire record, which we have independently reviewed, we conclude that the evidence overwhelmingly demonstrated Simon's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, and that, therefore, the district court's otherwise reversible error, was harmless.
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