United States First Circuit

Where government's overly broad interpretation of relevant statutory and regulatory terms left the jury without the proper context for determining the defendants' culpability, defendants' proposed jury instruction, even if slightly incorrect, sufficiently preserved the issue for appeal.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/16/2001
• Published 03/16/2001

Judges

• STAHL, Circuit Judge., Before SELYA, Circuit Judge, COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge, and STAHL, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Richard G. Taranto, with whom Farr & Taranto, Andrew Good, Harvey A. Silverglate, Silverglate & Good, William H. Kettlewell, Michael B. Galvin, Dwyer & Collora, LLP, Robert D. Keefe, Daniel W. Halston, Jason T. Sherwood, and Hale and Dorr LLP, were on brief, for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• David S. Kris, Attorney, Department of Justice, with whom David S. Mackey, Acting United States Attorney, Stephen A. Higginson, Special Assistant United States Attorney, and Michael K. Loucks, Assistant United States Attorney, were on brief, for appellee.