U.S. v. EARLE

No. 02-3110.

375 F.3d 1159 (2004)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. James EARLE, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 23, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa B. Wright, Assistant Federal Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant. With her on the briefs was A. J. Kramer, Federal Public Defender. Neil H. Jaffee, Assistant Federal Public Defender, entered an appearance.

Thomas S. Rees, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief were Roscoe C. Howard, Jr., U.S. Attorney, John R. Fisher, Roy W. McLeese III, and Arvind K. Lal, Assistant U.S. Attorneys.

Before: GINSBURG, Chief Judge, HENDERSON, Circuit Judge, and WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge.


Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge GINSBURG.

Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge HENDERSON.

GINSBURG, Chief Judge:

Appellant James Earle claims the district court impermissibly took judicial notice of and erroneously instructed the jury about irrelevant evidence that the prosecutor then unfairly relied upon in his closing argument. Because the prosecutor's remarks were based upon information he knew conflicted with the record, and because...

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