U.S. v. NGUYEN

No. 05-20574.

493 F.3d 613 (2007)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James Q. NGUYEN; Thomas Q. Nguyen, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 23, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tony Ray Roberts (argued), James Lee Turner, Asst. U.S. Atty., Houston, TX, Michelle Palacios, McAllen, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Mike DeGeurin (argued), Foreman, DeGeurin & Nugent, Houston, TX, for Defendants-Appellants.

Before SMITH, BENAVIDES and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.


DENNIS, Circuit Judge:

This consolidated appeal presents four issues before this court. Both appellants, Thomas and James Nguyen, argue that (1) the district court erred in issuing a deliberate ignorance instruction; (2) the district court erred in failing to instruct the jury as to the legal duties of title company closing agents and the legal definition of closing transactions; and (3) there is insufficient evidence to establish the element of specific intent for...

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