Legal Opinion
United States v. Thomas Alberto Romero-Avila, Defendantappellant
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 26, 2000No. 99-50289PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MICHAEL DALY HAWKINS, Circuit Judge:
Thomas Alberto Romero-Avila (“Romero-Avila”) appeals his conviction for possessing and importing marijuana and falsely claiming U.S. citizenship. Romero-Avila alleges that there was a fatal variance between the indictment and the evidence at trial; that the district court committed plain error by allowing the government to point to his poverty as a possible motive; that the district court erred by failing to instruct the jury on his theory of the defense; and that the district court erred by failing to inquire into a possible conflict on the jury. For the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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