United States First Circuit

The trial court properly allowed a jury instruction that included a term not mentioned in the applicable statute since there is no reasonable likelihood that the jury was confused or misled by the additional term.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/09/2004
• Published 07/09/2004

Judges

• HOWARD, Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, ROSENN, Senior Circuit Judge,HOWARD, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John F. Cicilline, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Virginia M. Vander Jagt, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Michael J. Sullivan, United States Attorney and Susan M. Poswistilo, Assistant United States Attorney, were on brief, for appellee.