U.S. v. CHOWDHURY

No. 97-2246.

169 F.3d 402 (1999)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Wali Ahmed CHOWDHURY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided March 3, 1999.

Rehearing Denied April 12, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph M. Hursey (argued), Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Sidney Kraizman (briefed), Kraizman & Kraizman, Detroit, MI, for Defendant-Appellant.

Kathleen Moro Nesi (argued), Office of the U.S. Attorney, Detroit, MI; Krishna S. Dighe (briefed), Office of the U.S. Attorney, Detroit, MI, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before: BATCHELDER, DAUGHTREY, and GILMAN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

DAUGHTREY, Circuit Judge.

Defendant Wali Ahmed Chowdhury appeals his conviction of marriage fraud, for which he was sentenced to six months incarceration and three years of supervised release. Specifically, Chowdhury contends that the trial court (1) erred in instructing the jury on the marriage fraud statute; (2) abused its discretion in restricting his testimony concerning his reasons for leaving Bangladesh...

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