United States v. Robert Castillo, Jr.

J. BLAINE ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:

Castillo appeals his conviction following a jury trial of one count of manslaughter in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1112, and of one count of conveyance of a dangerous instrumentality within a federal correctional institution in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1792. We affirm the judgment of conviction.

I. BACKGROUND

We view the evidence in the light most favorable to the government. Glasser v. United States, 315 U.S. 60, 62 S.Ct. 457, 86 L.Ed. 680 (1942).

In September 1977, Castillo was involved in an altercation while incarcerated at a federal correctional institution.…