United States First Circuit

An error the district court may have made in responding to a jury question without first showing or reading the jury note to counsel, and by using an example involving the facts of the case was harmless; defendant's conviction was affirmed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/24/2004
• Published 06/24/2004

Judges

• TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, TORRUELLA and HOWARD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jane Elizabeth Lee, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Donald C. Lockhart, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Peter F. Neronha, Assistant United States Attorney and Craig N. Moore, Acting United States Attorney, were on brief, for appellee.