Court Error – Jury Instructions

By: Derek Hawkins//November 7, 2017//

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: United States of America v. Leon Fadden

Case No.: 17-1400

Officials: EASTERBROOK, KANNE, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Focus: Court Error – Jury Instructions

A grand jury returned a three-count indictment against Leon Fadden for conduct related to bankruptcy fraud. Before trial, Fadden proposed a theory-of-defense jury instruction for Counts 1 and 2. The district court rejected that instruction, instead reciting the Seventh Circuit Pattern Instructions. A jury convicted Fadden of all three counts. Fadden now appeals his convictions on Counts 1 and 2, arguing that the district court denied him a fair trial by refusing to read the jury his theory-of-defense instructions. We affirm.

Affirmed

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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