Sufficiency of Evidence and Jury Instructions

By: Derek Hawkins//February 11, 2019//

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: United States of America v. Marco Proano

Case No.: 17-3466

Officials: KANNE, HAMILTON, and ST. EVE, Circuit Judges.

Focus: Sufficiency of Evidence and Jury Instructions

On‐duty officer Marco Proano fired sixteen shots at a moving sedan filled with teenagers until the car idled against a light pole. He hit two passengers. The government charged Proano with two counts of willful deprivation of constitutional rights, one for each injured passenger, and a jury convicted on both counts. 18 U.S.C. § 242. Proano appeals, claiming both pretrial and trial errors. We affirm.

Affirmed

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Derek A Hawkins is trademark corporate counsel for Harley-Davidson. Hawkins oversees the prosecution and maintenance of the Harley-Davidson’s international trademark portfolio in emerging markets.

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