United States Ninth Circuit

Defendant's conviction for using interstate commerce facilities to commit murder for hire is affirmed, where the District Court's erroneous jury instruction did not prejudice Defendant, because the evidence at trial was overwhelming that Defendant solicited a third party to murder Defendant's ex-wife.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/18/2008
• Decided 03/18/2009
• Published 03/18/2009

Judges

• Before:  ALEX KOZINSKI, Chief Judge, B. FLETCHER and JOHNNIE B. RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Greg S. Silvey, Kuna, ID, for the defendant-appellant., Alan G. Burrow, Lynne W. Lamprecht, Traci Jo Whelan and Syrena Case Hargrove, Assistant U.S. Attorneys, for the plaintiff-appellee.