U.S. v. SHORTMAN

No. 95-10432.

91 F.3d 80 (1996)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Cleveland SHORTMAN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Memorandum Filed June 26, 1996.

Decided July 25, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deborah L. Williams, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Phoenix, Arizona, for defendant-appellant.

Wallace H. Kleindienst, Assistant United States Attorney, Phoenix, Arizona, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before REINHARDT and HALL, Circuit Judges, and MERHIGE, District Judge.


ORDER

The memorandum disposition filed on June 26, 1996, is redesignated as an authored opinion by Judge Hall.

OPINION

CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, Circuit Judge:

Cleveland Shortman appeals his conviction of involuntary manslaughter that arose from an automobile accident on a Navajo reservation. See 18 U.S.C. §§ 1112, 1153. Because we find that the district court erred in instructing the jury on the negligence element of this...

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