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Facts

• The Defendant was convicted of possession of a firearm by a felon, failure to register a vehicle, improper display of a registration plate, and no proof of insurance following a jury trial (para 1).

Procedural History

• [Not applicable or not found]

Parties' Submissions

• Defendant-Appellant: Argued that the district court abused its discretion by granting an adverse inference jury instruction instead of suppression or dismissal due to the loss of lapel and dash camera videos of the investigating officers. Also contended that the jury instruction deviated from the uniform jury instruction by including "and/or" in the description of his actions (paras 2, 6).
• Plaintiff-Appellee: [Not applicable or not found]

Legal Issues

• Whether the district court abused its discretion by granting an adverse inference jury instruction instead of suppression or dismissal due to the loss of lapel and dash camera videos.
• Whether the given jury instruction deviated improperly from the uniform jury instruction by including "and/or" in the description of the Defendant's actions.

Disposition

• The Court of Appeals affirmed the Defendant's convictions (para 7).

Reasons

• The Court, consisting of Judges Julie J. Vargas, Briana H. Zamora, and Zachary A. Ives, concluded that the district court did not err in its decisions. The Court found that by granting an adverse inference jury instruction, the district court acknowledged the materiality and prejudicial effect of the lost evidence but chose a less extreme remedy than suppression or dismissal, which was within its discretion. The Court also found the Defendant's argument regarding the deviation of the jury instruction from the uniform jury instruction to be without merit, as the Defendant failed to demonstrate any error in the Court's analysis of this issue (paras 2-6).