Legal Opinion
United States v. Urena
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 13, 2011No. 09-50285PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GOULD, Circuit Judge:
Lenny Urena appeals his jury conviction for assault with a dangerous weapon in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 113(a)(3) and pos session of contraband in prison (a prison knife or “shank”) in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1791(a)(2), (b)(3). First, Urena argues that the district court abused its discretion by refusing to instruct the jury on his theory that he acted in self-defense. Second, Urena claims that the district court violated his Confrontation Clause rights by refusing to allow him to cross-examine the treating physician about the cause of the victim’s injuries, and…
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