U.S. v. MAPELLI

No. 90-10619.

971 F.2d 284 (1992)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Velda MAPELLI, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided July 24, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Wright, Wright & Stewart, Las Vegas, Nev., for defendant-appellant.

Camille W. Chamberlain and J. Gregory Damm, Asst. U.S. Attys., Las Vegas, Nev., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before: BOOCHEVER, NORRIS and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges.


KLEINFELD, Circuit Judge:

Velda Mapelli was convicted of income tax evasion. She appeals on two grounds, arguing that the district court erroneously gave a deliberate ignorance instruction to the jury, and that the court erred in denying her motion to disqualify prosecutors who had been exposed to testimony she gave in another proceeding subject to a grant of use immunity. We agree with both contentions and reverse.

I. Procedural Background

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