Holloway v. United States

GLICKMAN, Associate Judge:

The jury in this criminal prosecution found appellant Katrina Holloway guilty of arson, rejecting her claim that she set the fire by accident and not on purpose. The sole issue before us on appeal is whether the trial court erred when it instructed the jury on appellant’s theory of defense. Appellant contends the court violated her right to due process by refusing to make clear to the jury that the government bore the burden of proving beyond a reasonable doubt that the fire was not accidental.

We disagree with that claim. Although the court declined to deliver the…