CHOY, Circuit Judge:
Alberto Torres Velasquez appeals his jury conviction for attempted unarmed bank robbery. He requests that the conviction be reversed and remanded for a new trial, arguing that (1) the prosecutor was improperly allowed to ask defense character witnesses guilt-assuming hypothetical questions and (2) the "reasonable doubt" jury instruction given by the judge impermissibly lowered the prosecutor's burden of proof. We find these arguments without merit...
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