Is a defendant entitled to a jury instruction that accurately reflects the law?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Iverson, 162 F.3d 1015 (9th Cir. 1998):
Although defendant is entitled to a jury instruction that accurately reflects the law, he is not entitled to his choice of wording in the instruction. See United States v. Warren, 25 F.3d 890, 895 (9th Cir.1994) ( "Defendants are entitled to have a court instruct a jury on their theory of defense if the instruction is supported by law and has some foundation in the evidence. Defendants, however, are not entitled to their preferred wording of the instruction.") (citation omitted).
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