United States v. Philip William Pace

ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

Philip William Pace was convicted by a jury of possessing cocaine with the intent to distribute it. He assigns two errors on appeal. Pace first challenges the District Court’s handling of the jury instructions at his trial. Some instructions were initially omitted, and then given orally before deliberations began, but not sent into the jury room with the other written instructions. *452Another instruction that was supposed to be omitted was not. Pace also challenges the District Court’s denial of his motion for acquittal. He contends that his jury was not presented with…