Legal Opinion
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael MAIN, Defendant-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 12, 1997No. 96-30139PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NOONAN, Circuit Judge.
Michael Vernon Main appeals his conviction of involuntary manslaughter on the Fort Belknap Indian reservation in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1112. We hold that the district court erred in its instruction to the jury on causation and accordingly reverse the judgment of conviction.
FACTS
At 1:30 a.m. on September 1, 1995 Deputy Sheriff Shawn Kovacich stopped a pickup truck for erratic driving and a broken tail light. He approached the driver’s side and asked the names and ages of the persons in the front seat. They were Lonny Henderson, age 18, the driver; Mike Main, age…
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