U.S. v. TAYLOR

No. 06-1449.

514 F.3d 1092 (2008)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Johnson Kenneth TAYLOR, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

January 29, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jill M. Wichlens, Assistant Federal Public Defender (Raymond P. Moore, Federal Public Defender, with her on the briefs), Denver, CO, for Defendant-Appellant.

Andrew A. Vogt, Assistant United States Attorney (Troy A. Eid, United States Attorney, with him on the brief), Denver, CO, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before BRISCOE, Circuit Judge, McWILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge, and GORSUCH, Circuit Judge.


GORSUCH, Circuit Judge.

During opening statements at Johnson Kenneth Taylor's trial arising out of a fight that he initiated on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation, the prosecutor urged the jury to convict Mr. Taylor in order to "end the cycle of violence" on the reservation. Mr. Taylor objected to this remark and the district court promptly issued a curative instruction. Mr. Taylor did not voice any concerns about the content or sufficiency of the instruction or...

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