MORRIS

v.

UNITED STATES

Citator

Cited By

• United States v. PEÑA, 930 F.2d 1486 (10th Cir. 1991)
  …entiating the two offenses must be a matter in dispute; and (4) a jury must be able to rationally convict the defendant of the lesser offense and acquit of the greater offense. United States v. Joe, 831 F. 2d 218, 219 (10th Cir.1987), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 1072, 108 S.Ct. 1043, 98 L.Ed.2d 1006 (1988). The government concedes that defendant made a proper request and that the crime of simple possession consists of some, but not all, elements of the offense of possession with intent to distribute. The issue i…
• United States v. Horn, 946 F.2d 738 (10th Cir. 1991)
  …ir.1971) & United States v. Stolarz, 550 F. 2d 488 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 851, 98 S.Ct. 162, 54 L.Ed.2d 119 (1977)). See also United States v. Joe, 831 F. 2d 218, 220 (10th Cir.1987) (applying inherent relationship test), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 1072, 108 S.Ct. 1043, 98 L.Ed.2d 1006 (1988); United States v. Cooper, 812 F. 2d 1283, 1286-87, 1289 (10th Cir.1987) (same); United States v. Sloan, 811 F. 2d 1359, 1364 (10th Cir.1987) (same); United States v. Zang, 703 F. 2d 1186, 1196 (10th Cir.1982)…
• United States v. Haar, 931 F.2d 1368 (10th Cir. 1991)
  …could rationally convict the defendant of the lesser offense and acquit of the greater offense. Id. at 1071. “Failure to meet any part of the test is fatal for the defendant.” United States v. Joe, 831 F. 2d 218, 219 (10th Cir.1987), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 1072, 108 S.Ct. 1043, 98 L.Ed.2d 1006 (1988). It is undisputed that a request for the lesser-included-offense instruction was properly made, and that the offense of simple possession includes some, but not all, of the elements of the charged offense — u…