United States v. Felder

Docket Number19-897
Decision Date31 March 2021
The Second Circuit affirmed defendant's conviction of two counts of carjacking resulting in death, multiple counts of substantive and conspiratorial Hobbs Act robbery, and related firearms offenses. The court concluded that defendant's challenges to the district court's instructions on the mens rea and causation elements of carjacking resulting in death, both fail because these claims lack merit and the purported errors were in any event harmless. The court also concluded that defendant's...

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  • United States v. Aiyer
    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Second Circuit
    • May 2, 2022
    ...apply equally whether a [proffered] witness is testifying based on personal knowledge or special expertise." United States v. Felder , 993 F.3d 57, 71 (2d Cir. 2021) (citing United States v. Romano , 794 F.3d 317, 330 (2d Cir. 2015) ).Aiyer's first evidentiary challenge—that his competitive......
  • United States v. Lauria
    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Second Circuit
    • June 9, 2023
    ...identification of Fourth Amendment error does not automatically entitle a defendant to the suppression of evidence." United States v. Felder, 993 F.3d 57, 75 (2d Cir. 2021). Rather, "as with any remedial device, the application of the [exclusionary] rule has been restricted to those areas w......
  • United States v. Avenatti
    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Second Circuit
    • August 30, 2023
    ...legal standard"; (2) that his requested instruction "was correct in all respects"; and (3) "ensuing prejudice." United States v. Felder, 993 F.3d 57, 63 (2d Cir. 2021) (internal quotation marks omitted). Put another way, an omitted instruction will warrant relief from conviction only "if (1......
  • United States v. Taylor
    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Fourth Circuit
    • December 5, 2022
    ...1619, 48 L.Ed.2d 71 (1976) (holding that the government could obtain bank records through a subpoena); see also United States v. Felder , 993 F.3d 57, 75–76 (2d Cir. 2021) ("Prior to Carpenter , all five courts of appeals to have considered the question relied on [the third-party] doctrine ......
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