Does the jury need to be instructed on separate conspiracies?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Burreson, 643 F.2d 1344 (9th Cir. 1981):
All appellants contend they were prejudiced because the jury was not given an instruction on separate conspiracies and the jury was therefore precluded from finding that the proof established separate conspiracies. They argue that such an instruction is required by Kotteakos v. United States, 328 U.S. 750, 66 S.Ct. 1239, 90 L.Ed. 1557 (1946).
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