Legal Opinion
United States v. Rudy Garcia
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 19, 2013No. 11-30348PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
Rudy Martin Garcia was tried for first-degree murder after he shot David McCraigie. The jury was instructed on the elements of first- and second-degree murder and of voluntary and involuntary manslaughter. The jury convicted Garcia of involuntary manslaughter and otherwise acquitted him. Garcia appeals his conviction. He contends that the version of the Ninth Circuit model jury instruction for involuntary manslaughter given by the district court was defective in that it failed to tell the jury that “gross negligence,” defined as “wanton or reckless disregard…
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