Legal Opinion

United States v. Jensen

District Court, N.D. California

Decided January 25, 2008No. C 06-00556-2 CRBPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL

CHARLES R. BREYER, District Judge.

Defendant Stephanie Jensen moves this Court for a new trial, arguing that there are five justifications for overturning the jury’s guilty verdict: (1) the Court’s jury instruction for “willful” was erroneous; (2) the Books & Records statute is void for vagueness; (3) Congress precluded conspiracy liability for a Books & Records charge; (4) the Court failed to instruct the jury that, to be convicted, Jensen had to know the backdated documents affected Brocade’s financial statements; and (5) there is a reasonable probability…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Blum v. StensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Skidmore v. Swift & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
  3. Hoffman Estates v. Flipside, Hoffman Estates, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. United States v. Mead Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 2001
  5. Christensen v. Harris CountySupreme Court of the United States · 2000

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. United States v. ReyesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009
  2. United States v. ReyesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009
  3. United States v. ReyesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009

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