Jaime Mayorga v. United States
Did the Ninth Circuit's disposition of Petitioner's instructional error claim, which did not examine evidence Petitioner proffered regarding his lack of intent to cheat the purported victims, conflict with United States v. Neder, 527 US. 1, 19 (1999), which requires such a searching inquiry whenever "the defendant contested" the instruction given "and raised evidence sufficient to support a contrary finding"?
Did the Ninth Circuit's disposition of Petitioner's instructional error claim, which did not examine evidence Petitioner proffered regarding his lack of intent to cheat the purported victims, conflict with United States v. Neder, 527 US. 1, 19 (1999), which requires such a searching inquiry whenever 'the defendant contested' the instruction given 'and raised evidence sufficient to support a contrary finding'?