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Appellate Practice

Jun. 29, 2006

Panel Faults Judge's Jury Instructions

A man serving more than six years in prison for arson at a San Diego synagogue must be retried because the judge issued flawed jury instructions, a federal appellate panel ruled Tuesday.

By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      A man serving more than six years in prison for arson at a San Diego synagogue must be retried because the judge issued flawed jury instructions, a federal appellate panel ruled Tuesday.
      The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' unanimous unpublished decision reversed Manuel Tiscorena Renteria's conviction for setting fire to Beth Am Sy...

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