United States v. Sabetta

TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

A jury convicted defendant-appellant Anthony Sabetta of violating 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g) and 924(e), which prohibit a felon from possessing a firearm. The district court sentenced him to 262 months in prison and a five year term of supervised release. Sabetta appeals, claiming that the district court erred by: (1) responding to a jury question without first showing or reading the jury note to counsel; (2) responding to the jury’s question by using an example involving the facts of the case; (3) failing to define the term “knowingly”; and (4) admitting certain testimony.…