AMARANTE-JORDAN

v.

WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD ET AL.

Citator

Cited By (29 total)

• United States v. Peters, 791 F.2d 1270 (7th Cir. 1986)
  …1354, 1366 (7th Cir.1984)). In addition, “ ‘[i]f a charge is substantially accurate, it is not error for the trial judge to refuse to use the language submitted by counsel.’ ” United States v. Zarattini, 552 F. 2d 753, 759 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 431 U.S. 942, 97 S.Ct. 2661, 53 L.Ed.2d 262 (1977) (quoting United States v. Sacco, 436 F. 2d 780, 783 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 404 U.S. 834, 92 S.Ct. 116, 30 L.Ed.2d 64 (1971)). Considering the instruction on this issue as a whole, we do not find the instructio…
• United States v. Brown, 584 F.2d 252 (8th Cir. 1978)
  …by the defendants. However, the court is not obligated to do so. If a charge is substantially accurate, it is not error for the trial court to refuse the requested instruction. United States v. Zarattini, 552 F. 2d 753, 759 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 431 U.S. 942, 97 S.Ct. 2661, 53 L.Ed.2d 262 (1977). And it is well settled that in reviewing the adequacy of jury instructions, the charge to the jury must be viewed as a whole. United States v. Kershman, 555 F. 2d 198, 201 (8th Cir.), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 892…
• United States v. Lenin Juarez and Oscar Juarez, 573 F.2d 267 (5th Cir. 1978)
  …articipated in the same act or transaction or in the same series of acts or transactions constituting an offense or offenses,” we cannot say the Juarezes’ joinder was improper. See United States v. Johnston, 5 Cir., 547 F. 2d 282, 284, cert. denied, 431 U.S. 942,97 S.Ct. 2660, 53 L.Ed.2d 261 (1977) (joinder under Rule 8 is permissible when defendants are properly charged with a single conspiracy). Neither was their joinder prejudicial. The district court did not abuse its discretion in denying defendants’…