Legal Opinion
United States v. Michael Patrick Lessard
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 28, 1994No. 92-10156PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEAVY, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal we are confronted with the law of entrapment and are asked to evaluate jury instructions on that issue. The defendant asserts that his acquittal on one set of charges was inconsistent as a matter of law with his conviction on a second set of charges. The defendant also argues that the instructions given in this case were plainly erroneous because they failed to state accurately the government’s burden of proof. We reverse and’remand for a new trial.
FACTS AND PRIOR PROCEEDINGS
Michael Patrick Lessard, a member of the Hell’s Angels Motorcycle Club, appeals…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Mathews v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Jacobson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- United States v. Daniel J. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- United States v. Brenton Neil Mullins, United States of America v. Phillip Ross Rinker, United States of America v. James Robert WinklemanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- United States v. Michael Curtis KeysCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
- United States v. Ronald LorenzoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
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