U.S. v. Ciak, No. 96-1217 (2nd Cir.) (102 F.3d 38) (December 4, 1996) (Judge Jose A. Cabranes)
Loaded on Jan. 1, 1997
published in Punch and Jurists
January 20, 1997
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Here's a case that shows the dangers of annoying a judge by winning an appeal! After the defendant's first conviction for possession of a firearm by a felon was overturned on appeal, he was retried before the same judge. At the new trial, while instructing the jury on the …
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