Legal Opinion
United States v. Visinaiz
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided November 16, 2005No. 04-4277PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAUL KELLY, JR., Circuit Judge.
Defendanb-Appellant Cruz Joaquin Visi-naiz (“Visinaiz”) appeals from his conviction and sentence for violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1111(a) 1 and 1153(a), 2 for second de gree murder by an Indian in Indian Country. He was convicted by a jury and sentenced to 262 months imprisonment and ordered to pay restitution of $107,000. On appeal, Mr. Visinaiz contends that: (1) the evidence was insufficient for second degree murder, (2) the district court’s instructions were plain error, (3) the prosecutor’s comments during closing argument denied him a fair trial and…
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