William Clark Turner v. United States
1. Did the inclusion of multiple alternative definitions of "intimidate" within the jury instructions for the charged violation of 49 U.S.C. section 46504 reduce the government's burden of proof and impermissibly expand the scope of the statute when each of the alternatives failed to state the correct standard by permitting the jury to use a subjective assessment of the flight attendant and conflating the second and third elements of the offense?
2. By adding the language "or to another" in the definition of "intimidate," did the trial court illegally broaden the scope of the statute by allowing for intimidation of a flight attendant on the basis of a purely verbal dispute between passengers?
Did the inclusion of multiple alternative definitions of 'intimidate' within the jury instructions for the charged violation of 49 U.S.C. section 46504 reduce the government's burden of proof and impermissibly expand the scope of the statute