Court Opinion

ID: 9477063
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-05 06:12:41.900213+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:45:40.127238
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LUMBARD, Circuit Judge,
concurring:
I concur in affirming the judgment of conviction.
There was adequate evidence from which the jury could have concluded, as it did, that Walker’s actions constituted an assault on Freeman in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 111.
The rebuttal summation made by the Assistant United States Attorney was a proper response to the arguments of the defense counsel. The prosecutor’s remarks, in my opinion, did not go beyond what was permissible.
Finally, the trial judge made it clear through his instructions to the jury that the burden of proof at all times was on the government.